African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-38849104411	Effect of indigenous storage method on performance of taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] unde...	Modi A.T.	2007	South African Journal of Plant and Soil	24	4	None	Crop Science Discipline, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, University of KwaZulu-...	Modi, A.T., Crop Science Discipline, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, University...	Successful crop stand establishment, a critical prerequisite for efficient crop production, is pr...	Propagules; Storage; Taro; Upland production	agricultural practice; crop plant; crop production; crop yield; farmers knowledge; leaf area; per...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-45349108989	On-farm evaluation and consumer acceptability study of selected tetraploid Musa hybrid in Ghana	Dzomeku B.M., Armo-Annor F., Adjei-Gyan K., Ansah J., Nkakwa A., Darkey S.K.	2008	Journal of Plant Sciences	3	2	None	Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), P.O. Box 3785, K...	Dzomeku, B.M., Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), P...	An agronomic study was conducted to evaluate three Musa hybrids (BITA-3 - cooking banana, FHIA-21...	Agronomy; Musa hybrids; Sensory evaluation	Musa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548790817	Sensory evaluation of four FHIA tetraploid hybrids for Kaakle (a Local Dish) in Ghana	Dzomeku B.M., Darkey S.K., Bam R.K., Ankomah A.A.	2007	Journal of Plant Sciences	2	6	None	Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, ...	Dzomeku, B.M., Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box...	The success of the introduction of any new Musa hybrid hinges on the acceptance of common dishes ...	Cooking banana; Hybrid; Plantain; Sensory evaluation	Musa; Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33947331379	Field evaluation of a novel pyrrolizidine alkaloid attracticide for the management of Zonocerus v...	Timbilla J.A., Lawson B.W., Yeboah-Gyan K.	2007	Journal of Applied Sciences	7	4	None	Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; Department of Theoretical and Applied Bio...	Timbilla, J.A., Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; Lawson, B.W., Department ...	Cabbage, Brassica oleraceae var. capitata is an important vegetable grown and consumed in Ghana. ...	Brassica oleracea; Chromolaena odorata; Hellula undalis; Plutella xylostella; Pyrrolizidine alkal...	Brassica oleracea; Chromolaena odorata; Hellula undalis; Plutella xylostella; Pyrrolizidine alkal...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84857445009	Bisphenol A (BPA) in China: A review of sources, environmental levels, and potential human health...	Huang Y.Q., Wong C.K.C., Zheng J.S., Bouwman H., Barra R., Wahlström B., Neretin L., Wong M.H.	2012	Environment International	42	1	10.1016/j.envint.2011.04.010	Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist Universit...	Huang, Y.Q., Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Bapt...	Bisphenol A (BPA), identified as an endocrine disruptor, is an industrially important chemical th...	Bisphenol A; China; Endocrine-disruptor; Environmental exposure; Potential impact	Bisphenol A; China; Endocrine-disruptor; Environmental exposure; Potential impacts; Elastomers; E...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69749116335	The performance profile of Dioscorea rotundata cultivar Dorban genotypes in Ghana using GGE biplo...	Otoo E., Asiedu R.	2009	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	7	1	None	Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; IITA, PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Oyo, Ibadan, Ni...	Otoo, E., Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; Asiedu, R., IITA, PMB 5320, Oyo...	Twenty-two genotypes of D. rotundata cultivar Dorban consisting of 19 botanically developed seeds...	D. Rotundata; Genotype x environment interaction; Genotypes	agroecosystem; article; cultivar; genotype; Ghana; yam; Dioscorea alata; Dioscorea rotundata	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33845422044	Cultivar evaluation and mega-environment investigation of Dioscorea cayenensis cultivars in Ghana...	Otoo E., Asiedu R.	2006	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	4	04-Mar	None	Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; International Institute of Tropical Agric...	Otoo, E., Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; Asiedu, R., International Insti...	Cultivar evaluation and mega-environment identification are the most important objectives of mult...	Dioscorea cayenensis; GGE; Ghana; Yams	Dioscorea alata; Dioscorea cayenensis	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646353676	Sensory evaluation of some cooking bananas in Ghana	Dzomeku B.M., Osei-Owusu M., Ankomah A.A., Akyeampong E., Darkey S.K.	2006	Journal of Applied Sciences	6	4	10.3923/jas.2006.835.837	Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; Women in Agricultural Development, Minist...	Dzomeku, B.M., Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; Osei-Owusu, M., Women in A...	To assess consumer acceptability of the new cooking banana hybrids, a study was conducted to comp...	Cooking banana; Hybrid; Musa; Plantain; Sensory evaluation	Consumer acceptability; Consumer preferences; Corn flour; Hybrid; Musa; Plantain; Salted water; S...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33748504355	Evaluation of four Musa hybrids in Ghana	Dzomeku B.M., Armo-Annor F., Adjei-Gwen K., Nkakwa A., Akyeampong E., Baning I.S.	2006	Tropical Science	46	3	10.1002/ts.174	Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; World Vision Ghana, Assin-Foso, Ghana; In...	Dzomeku, B.M., Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana; Armo-Annor, F., World Visi...	In a survey of farmers' attitudes to four Musa hybrids, the majority (84%) considered them superi...	Banana; Farmers' attitudes; Hybrid; Musa; Plant performance; Plantain	Musa; Theobroma cacao	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-64549099309	Nitrogen dynamics in land cleared of alien vegetation (Acacia Saligna) and impacts on groundwater...	Jovanovic N.Z., Israel S., Tredoux G., Soltau L., Le Maitre D., Rusinga F., Rozanov A., van der M...	2009	Water SA	35	1	None	CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, PO Box 32, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa; Departmen...	Jovanovic, N.Z., CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, PO Box 32, Stellenbosch 7599, South ...	Woody invading alien plants, many of which are nitrogen-fixing legumes (Fabaceae family), are cur...	Acacia saligna; Forest clearing; Groundwater contamination; Nitrate leaching; Riverlands nature r...	Acacia saligna; Forest clearing; Groundwater contamination; Nitrate leaching; Riverlands nature r...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84858078881	Metal sulphides from wastewater: Assessing the impact of supersaturation control strategies	Mokone T.P., van Hille R.P., Lewis A.E.	2012	Water Research	46	7	10.1016/j.watres.2012.01.027	Crystallization and Precipitation Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape To...	Mokone, T.P., Crystallization and Precipitation Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, Univers...	Metal sulphide precipitation forms an important component of acid mine drainage remediation syste...	Acid mine drainage; Fluidised bed reactor; Metal sulphide precipitation; Particle characteristics...	Acid mine drainage; Fluidised bed; Particle characteristics; Solid-liquid separation; Supersatura...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77951976730	Evaluation of lead and mercury neurotoxic health risk by resident children in the Obuasi municipa...	Obiri S., Dodoo D.K., Armah F.A., Essumang D.K., Cobbina S.J.	2010	Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology	29	3	10.1016/j.etap.2010.01.001	CSIR - Water Research Institute, P.O. Box AH 38, Achimota Accra, Ghana; Centre for Environmental ...	Obiri, S., CSIR - Water Research Institute, P.O. Box AH 38, Achimota Accra, Ghana, Centre for Env...	This study assesses neurotoxic effects associated with exposure to lead and mercury in borehole, ...	Ghana; Hazard quotient; Lead; Mercury; Neurotoxicity; Obuasi municipality; Resident children	lead; mercury; surface water; tap water; amnesia; article; concentration loss; controlled study; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-81055137582	Evaluation of maize cultivars for their susceptibility towards mycotoxigenic fungi under storage ...	Dawlal P., Barros E., Marais G.J.	2012	Journal of Stored Products Research	48	None	10.1016/j.jspr.2011.10.006	CSIR Biosciences, PO Box 395, Pretoria, Gauteng 0001, South Africa; University of the Free State,...	Dawlal, P., CSIR Biosciences, PO Box 395, Pretoria, Gauteng 0001, South Africa; Barros, E., CSIR ...	Maize cultivation comprises the largest area of farmland in South Africa and it is the largest fo...	Field fungi; Fungal resistance; Maize; Mycotoxigenic fungi; Storage fungi	Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus ochraceus; Eurotium; Eurotium repens; Fungi; Gibberella fujikuroi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958129745	Bubbles in South African house prices and their impact on consumption	Das S., Gupta R., Kanda P.T.	2011	Journal of Real Estate Literature	19	1	None	CSIR Built Environment, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, Sout...	Das, S., CSIR Built Environment, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; Gupta, R., University of Pretoria,...	This study tests for house price bubbles in the South African housing market using quarterly data...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-36248971166	The storm that rocks the boat: The systemic impact of gated communities on urban sustainability	Landman K.	2007	CyberGeo	2007	None	None	CSIR Built Environment, Pretoria, South Africa	Landman, K., CSIR Built Environment, Pretoria, South Africa	This paper is concerned with the impact and implications of gated communities on urban sustainabi...	None	gated community; modeling; storm; sustainability; urban area; Africa; South Africa; Southern Afri...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646161233	Modelled surface ozone over southern Africa during the Cross Border Air Pollution Impact Assessme...	Zunckel M., Koosailee A., Yarwood G., Maure G., Venjonoka K., van Tienhoven A.M., Otter L.	2006	Environmental Modelling and Software	21	7	10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.04.004	CSIR Environmentek, P.O. Box 17001, Congella 4013 Durban, South Africa; ENVIRON International Cor...	Zunckel, M., CSIR Environmentek, P.O. Box 17001, Congella 4013 Durban, South Africa; Koosailee, A...	Monitoring of surface ozone over southern Africa has shown that ambient concentrations often exce...	Anthropogenic emissions; Biogenic emissions; Botswana; CAMx; CAPIA; Maize; MM5; Mozambique; Photo...	Condition monitoring; Environmental impact; Ozone; Project management; Regional planning; Vegetat...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-30144444012	Preliminary assessment of risk of ozone impacts to maize (Zea mays) in southern Africa	Van Tienhoven A.M., Zunckel M., Emberson L., Koosailee A., Otter L.	2006	Environmental Pollution	140	2	10.1016/j.envpol.2005.07.016	CSIR Environmentek, PO Box 17001, Congella 4013, Durban, South Africa; Stockholm Environment Inst...	Van Tienhoven, A.M., CSIR Environmentek, PO Box 17001, Congella 4013, Durban, South Africa; Zunck...	Surface ozone concentrations in southern Africa exceed air quality guidelines set to protect agri...	AOT40; Crop loss; Ground level ozone; Maize; Southern Africa	Agricultural products; Air quality; Ozone; Space surveillance; Vegetation; AOT40; Crop loss; Grou...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77952050678	Hydroentanglement nonwoven filters for air filtration and its performance evaluation	Patanaik A., Anandjiwala R.D.	2010	Journal of Applied Polymer Science	117	3	10.1002/app.30561	CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, Fibres and Textiles Competence Area, Port Elizabeth 600...	Patanaik, A., CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, Fibres and Textiles Competence Area, Port...	New nonwoven filters are developed for air filtration application with the help of hydroentanglem...	Compression; Fibers; Orientation; Simulations	Air filtration; Bonding techniques; Compression; Cyclic compression; Fiber bonding; Fluid drag fo...	None	View
None	None	The measurement of wool fibre properties and their effect on worsted processing performance and p...	Botha A.F., Hunter L.	2010	Textile Progress	42	4	10.1080/00405167.2010.486932	CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, Fibres and Textiles Industrial Support Centre, PO Box 1...	Botha, A.F., CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, Fibres and Textiles Industrial Support Cen...	The world has moved away from subjective appraisal of raw wool characteristics and has entered an...	coarse edge; coloured fibres; dark fibres; fibre crimp; fibre curvature; fibre diameter; fibre le...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-48249131232	Contributing to sustainability as an environmental impact assessment practitioner	Weaver A., Pope J., Morrison-Saunders A., Lochner P.	2008	Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal	26	2	10.3152/146155108X316423	CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, PO Box 320, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa; Integral...	Weaver, A., CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, PO Box 320, Stellenbosch 7599, South Afri...	Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the pre-eminent regulatory tool used worldwide in the na...	Australia; Best practice; Environmental impact assessment; Southern Africa; Sustainability; Susta...	best management practice; environmental impact assessment; environmental legislation; project ass...	None	View

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