About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Animal Science"
Selected soil properties for prediction of plague vectors and reservoirs in Mavumo area, Lushoto District, Tanzania
Abstract:
The importance of selected soil properties with respect to
occurrence of plague vectors and reservoirs was studied in
Lushoto District, Tanzania. Plague reservoirs showed
significant correlation (p<0.05) with subsoil percent clay, topsoil
percent total nitrogen, topsoil C/N, topsoil pH and topsoil DTPA
extractable Cu. Plague vectors’ occurrence showed significant
correlation (p<0.05) with effective soil depth, topsoil percent
total nitrogen, topsoil C/N, subsoil percent organic carbon and
with topsoil DTPA extractable Zn. It is recommended that
plague disease control should also employ knowledge on
relationships between soil properties and plague reservoirs and
vectors.
L’importance des propriétés choisies du sol en ce qui concerne
l’apparition des vecteurs et des réservoirs de peste a été étudiée
dans le district de Lushoto, en Tanzanie. Les réservoirs de peste
ont montré la corrélation significative (p<0.05) avec le
pourcentage de l’argile de la couche inferieure du sol, celui de
l’azote total de la couche supérieure, le C/N de la couche
supérieure, le pH de la couche supérieure et le Cu extractible
DTPA de la couche supérieure. L’apparition des vecteurs de
la peste a montré une corrélation significative (p<0.05) avec la
profondeur efficace du sol, le pourcentage de l’azote total de la
couche supérieure, le C/N de la couche supérieure, celui du
carbone organique de la couche inferieure et avec du Zn
extractible DTPA de la couche supérieure. Il a été recommandé
que la surveillance de la maladie de la peste devrait également utiliser la connaissance sur des rapports entre les propriétés du
sol ainsi que les réservoirs et les vecteurs de peste.
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English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1199-1202
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