A5073874636- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Potato Plant Research
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Food composition and properties
- Peanut Plant Research Studies
- Digital Media and Visual Art
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Art Education and Development
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Agricultural Development and Policies
- Plant responses to water stress
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Psidium guajava Extracts and Applications
- Graphic Design and Typography
- Nuts composition and effects
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
University for Development Studies
2015-2025
University of the Cumberlands
2021
Harper Adams University
2011-2017
This study determined the aflatoxin levels in processed groundnut products Tamale metropolis. A simple random sampling technique was used to obtain roasted groundnuts, paste, kulikuli, and kulikulizim samples from three markets Metropolis. total of 36 locally were obtained analyzed for concentration, using Reveal Q+ test method. All sampled tested positive with values ranging 1.7 519 ppb. The most aflatoxin-contaminated product kulikuli followed by kulikulizim. recorded lowest mean...
The quality of agricultural products can affect both farm incomes and the healthfulness families' diets. However, many attributes are hard to observe, making it difficult for farmers learn how improve their crops. Lack premium pass-through cost quality-enhancing inputs additional barriers improving output quality. In this paper, we examine relative importance each these smallholder adoption technologies reducing aflatoxin, a common food safety hazard. We conduct randomized controlled trial...
The nuclear-localized ethylene-insensitive3/ethylene-insensitive3-like (EIN3/EIL) proteins regulate the ethylene signaling pathway for growth and stress responses. This study presents a genome-wide analysis of nine Oryza sativa EIN3/EIL genes, exhibiting three clads in an ML phylogenetic tree. These are conserved both exon-intron organization motif architecture aligned with their clustering. harbor EIN3, EIN3 superfamily, RDV-p3 domains. OsEIN3/EIL expression profiling revealed consistently...
Aggressiveness of Fusarium langsethiae isolates towards wheat, barley and oats in an vitr o leaf assay has been identified as the primary producer HT-2 T-2 European cereals. are considered two most potent trichothecenes mycotoxins a public health concern Europe. There is currently no legislation on T-2, however, there discussion limit 500 μg kg -1 unprocessed oats, 200 for oat products 50 infant food. limited data regarding F. langsethiae's pathogenicity mycotoxin production, but it evident...
In developing countries, value chains for many crops are underdeveloped, leading to low producer prices and poor quality produce. Value chain research using secondary data is made difficult by selection problems, whereas experimental logistically very lacks external validity. With the intention of conducting a field experiment, we piloted an intervention connecting smallholder groundnut farmers in Ghana premium processor through aggregators. While successfully delivered inputs training...
ABSTRACT Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) yield and financial returns are often low for smallholder farmers in Ghana. Additionally, aflatoxin concentration foods derived from peanut can be high enough to adversely affect human health. Eight experiments were conducted 2016 2017 northern Ghana compare yield, returns, pest reaction, contamination at harvest with traditional farmer versus improved practices. Relative the practice, practice consisted of weeding one extra time, applying local...
Food safety hazards arising at the farm level affect health of agricultural households as well access to high value markets, which typically require that produce meets strict quality and food standards.Smallholder farmers face a number barriers improving their produce, including lack awareness about standards, cost equipment required improve these, failure premium prices pass through farmers.In this paper, we examine how lifting each these affects Ghanaian groundnut farmers' adoption...
Municipal waste management has been of major concern to many developing countries and is presently one the subjects under discussion due rapid industrialization population growth. Most these municipal wastes have potential being recycled use in crop production. They are gradually becoming a problem Ghana instead used for purposes benefit human kind. In this study, dried faecal sludge co-compost was as an organic fertilizer cultivate cabbage lettuce assess its effects on their microbial load...
Cowpea, a major source of food in Ghana is known for its nutritional benefits and highly recommended consumption to tackle malnutrition. Its production distribution however are faced with challenges such as fungal mycotoxin contamination. The aim this study was assess aflatoxin levels common cowpea varieties the Nima Agbogbloshie markets explore if these fall within acceptable ranges. all procured samples were analyzed following Reveal Q+ protocol. All contained at ranging from 2.1 12.6 ppb....
Graphic design is an essential component of visual communication and has a considerable influence on the development cultural identities nations in which it practiced. This can be seen fact that graphic communication. plays vital part Ghana's legacy significantly influenced by various factors, including Ghanaian history, customs, values. also country's traditional logos. In Ghana, considered art form its own right. paper investigates how designers are incorporating elements culture into...
This research work was conducted to assess the potency of ethanolic and hot water extract Azadirachta indica Vernonia amygdalina against pathogenic Aspergillus niger (ATCC 16404). Potato Dextrose Agar medium under which antimicrobial sensitivity test carried out. Streptomycin solution also added selectively inhibit growth bacterial cell. The results showed that, higher concentration extracts two plants species were efficient in stifling A. niger. evident as inhibition zones increased with...