4 results match your criteria: "University of Greenwich Chatham Maritime UK.[Affiliation]"
Varietal and trait preferences for boiled sweetpotato in urban Hanoi and implications for breeding.
Food Sci Nutr
January 2024
Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich Chatham Maritime UK.
Cognizant of the need to refocus breeding efforts toward end-product quality traits taking into account the preferences of consumers and in consideration of the rapid urbanization in South-eastern Asia, this study investigated the consumer's preferences for sweetpotato in Hanoi. Using a mixed-methods research design, the study identified the most preferred and least preferred attributes of both the fresh and boiled product, disaggregated by gender, age, and socioeconomic status. Preferences and associated traits of six popular varieties were determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBotanical insecticides offer an environmentally benign insect pest management option for field crops with reduced impacts on natural enemies of pests and pollinators while botanically rich field margins can augment their abundance. Here, we evaluated the non-target effects on natural enemies and pest control efficacy on bean aphids in Lablab of three neem- and pyrethrum-based botanical insecticides (Pyerin75EC®, Nimbecidine® and Pyeneem 20EC®) and determine the influence of florally rich field margin vegetation on the recovery of beneficial insects after treatment. The botanical insecticides were applied at the early and late vegetative growth stages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe are what we eat, plus some per mill: Using stable isotopes to estimate diet composition in vultures over space and time.
Ecol Evol
March 2022
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology Arusha Tanzania.
Article Synopsis
- Dietary studies in birds of prey, especially vultures, require direct observation and analyzing food remains, which can be time-consuming and biased; this study instead utilized stable isotopes to estimate diet composition more efficiently.
- Researchers hypothesized that vulture diet varies with location and that they primarily forage on grazing ungulates between Serengeti National Park and Selous Game Reserve; results confirmed a diet mostly consisting of herbivores, particularly grazers.
- The study emphasized the importance of repeated sampling and advanced modeling techniques for accurate dietary assessments, while also indicating limited vulture movement between the sites; further research is needed to better understand these findings and their implications for vulture ecology and conservation.
The spatial ecology of free-roaming dogs determines their role in the transmission of zoonoses. This study describes the geographic range of and identifies sites frequently visited by free-roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya. Eight sites in Busia county, western Kenya, were selected.
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