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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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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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Application of environmental indexing for water quality assessment – case of Nasolo River, Blantyre

Blessings Mtchuka, Francis Chauluka, Emmanuel Chinkaka, Harold Yapuwa ,

Water quality is critical to ecosystem health as it threatens biodiversity when degraded by anthropogenic or geogenic activities. As an urban river, the Nasolo River can be impaired by various anthropogenic activities arising from urbanization and industrialization. This study assessed the effects of the activities above on the Nasolo River in Blan...

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