Short Communication

The limitation of the gravity inversion method based on the Parker-Oldenburg algorithm in determination of the basement topography

Chikondi Chisenga, Emmanuel Chinkaka,

This short communication discusses a 2013 publication by Oruç et al., (2013) who presented a structural interpretation map of the Erzurum Basin in eastern Turkey using curvature gradient tensor, and inferred the basement topography using gravity inversion method. In our comment, we show the limitation of the gravity data they used and the flawed ap...

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Research Article

Banana bunchy top virus (Babuvirus; Nanoviridae) detected in all banana growing districts of Malawi

Willard Mbewe, Andrew Mtonga, Pilirani Pankomera, Louis Mwamlima, Harold katondo, Antony Nyirenda, Frank Phukaphuka, Lucky Mataka, Harold Mbalame, Richard Thole, Vivian Kayira, Gama Bandawe,

Banana bunchy top disease, caused by Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), is a serious disease that affects the productivity of bananas globally. The disease is responsible for the current reduction of banana production in Malawi, and there are ongoing efforts to resuscitate the local banana industry. National surveys were conducted in 2020 and 2021 in...

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Research Article

Laboratory and field production of bioethanol from cassava peel-waste using dilute acid low temperature hydrolysis and fermentation processes

Davies E. Mweta, Joseph Kumphanda, Joseph Issa,

In tropical countries, agricultural wastes such as cassava peel are potential raw materials for production of bioethanol because they are renewable, cheap and widely available. This study investigated the potential of cassava peels as raw materials for ethanol production following dilute acid hydrolysis and fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisi...

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