Journal of Agricultural, Food Science & Biotechnology
Journal of
Agricultural, Food Science & Biotechnology (JAFSB) is a
peer-reviewed open access international journal invites original research,
review, short reports and commentaries focusing on research in agriculture,
food science and biotechnology.
JAFSB also covers a
wide range of topics involving the chemical and microbiological analyses of
food, food additives and contaminants, food production, safety, packaging and
nutritional aspects of food. Artificial intelligence (AI), bioinformatics and
in-silico approaches in agricultural and food science are also encouraged.
Comparative evaluation of the nutritional profile, overall acceptability and microbiological quality of chinchin enriched with peanut and soybean flour
Abeke Grace Adewoyin*
Abeke Grace Adewoyin*
Corresponding Author
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: agadewoyin@lautech.edu.ng, Tel: +2348062985758
Iyabo Christianah Oladipo
Iyabo Christianah Oladipo
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: icoladipo@lautech.edu.ng
Grace Abiodun Oyebamiji
Grace Abiodun Oyebamiji
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: oyebamijigrace42@gmail.com
Zeanab Oluwabukola Isiaq
Zeanab Oluwabukola Isiaq
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: zeanaboluwabukola20118@gmail.com
Seun Barnabas Ogunsona
Seun Barnabas Ogunsona
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: sbogunsona@lautech.edu.ng
Oladoyin Rebecca Ohijeagbon
Oladoyin Rebecca Ohijeagbon
Department
of Food Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: orohijeagon@lautech.edu.ng
Received: 2025-09-28 | Revised:2025-11-13 | Accepted: 2025-11-20 | Published: 2025-12-21
Pages: 273-281
Comparative study of drip irrigation effects on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production under greenhouse and open field on ferralitic soil in Southern Benin
Mensah Armel Clément Goudjo*
Mensah Armel Clément Goudjo*
Corresponding
Author
Institut
National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin, Centre de Recherches Agricoles en Horticulture,
Programme de recherches sur les Cultures Maraîchères, 01 BP 884, Cotonou 01,
Bénin.
E-mail:
mensaharmelcg@gmail.com, Tél: +22901958146 25
Koura Windékpè Tatiana
Koura Windékpè Tatiana
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin, Centre de Recherches Agricoles en Horticulture, Programme de recherches sur les Cultures Maraîchères, 01 BP 884, Cotonou 01, Bénin. E-mail: tatianakoura@gmail.com
Azagba Dossou Armand Joël
Azagba Dossou Armand Joël
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin, Centre de Recherches Agricoles en Horticulture, Programme de recherches sur les Cultures Maraîchères, 01 BP 884, Cotonou 01, Bénin. E-mail: azagbajoel@gmail.com
Assani Fouad Kayodé
Assani Fouad Kayodé
Institut National de l’Eau (INE) / Département de l’Eau pour l’Agriculture et la Société (DEAS), Bénin. E-mail: fouadass1997@gmail.com
Yalinkpon Florent
Yalinkpon Florent
Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d’Estimations Forestières (LABEF), École Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Eau (EDSAE), Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin. E-mail: yalinkponflorent@gmail.com
Bernard Ahamidé
Bernard Ahamidé
Faculté
des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA), Université d’Abomey- Calavi (UAC), Benin.
E-mail: bahamide@gmail.com
Received: 2025-09-30 | Revised:2025-12-08 | Accepted: 2025-12-11 | Published: 2025-12-19
Pages: 264-272
Evaluation of dry matter, mealiness and starch contents of yellow-flesh cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) genotypes in Ghana
Emmanuel Ogyiri Adu
Emmanuel Ogyiri Adu
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture,
College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape
Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: emmanuel.adu@ucc.edu.gh
Paul Agu Asare
Paul Agu Asare
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Kingsley Joseph Taah
Kingsley Joseph Taah
Department of Crop Science, School of
Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: ktaah@ucc.edu.gh
Godwin Amenorpe
Godwin Amenorpe
Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture
Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana.
E-mail: gamenorpe@gmail.com
Andrews Danquah
Andrews Danquah
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: andrews.danquah@ucc.edu.gh
Aaron Tettey-Asare
Aaron Tettey-Asare
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: aasare@ucc.edu.gh
Doris Mensah-Wonkyi
Doris Mensah-Wonkyi
Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana.
E-mail: doslynna@gmail.com
Asamoah Oppong Zadok
Asamoah Oppong Zadok
Department of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Missouri, United States of America.
E-mail: zadoka@lincolnu.edu
Kofi Afari
Kofi Afari
Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Missouri, United States of America. E-mail: afariK@lincolnu.edu
Joshua Yeboah Asiamah*
Joshua Yeboah Asiamah*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
And
Department of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Missouri, United States of America.
E-mail: japqw@missouri.edu, asiamahJ@lincolnu.edu, jasiamah@ucc.edu.gh
Tel.: +15734628877
Received: 2025-10-21 | Revised:2025-11-11 | Accepted: 2025-11-12 | Published: 2025-12-12
Pages: 254-263
Acute toxicity (LD50) and histopathological effects of local insecticide (Ota-piapia) in male Wistar rats via dermal, inhalation and oral routes
Dawodu Olufunke Grace*
Dawodu Olufunke Grace*
Corresponding Author
Department of
Biochemical Sciences Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
E-mail: dawgrace@yahoo.com,
dawodu.olufunke@federalpolyede.edu.ng
Tel:
+234-8037382417
Kolawole Olatajudeen
Kolawole Olatajudeen
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
Masopa Nurudeen
Masopa Nurudeen
Department of
Statistics, Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
Received: 2024-10-24 | Revised:2025-04-24 | Accepted: 2025-04-29 | Published: 2025-11-27
Pages: 243-253
Flavoring profiles of Artemisia ludoviciana and Matricaria discoidea (Aster-aceae) from Northeastern Utah
Katharina E. C. Wingard
Katharina E. C. Wingard
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Isabel P. Lykken
Isabel P. Lykken
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Tyler M. Wilson*
Tyler M. Wilson*
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: tywilson@youngliving.com; Tel.: +1-801-669-4501
Christopher R. Bowerbank
Christopher R. Bowerbank
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Received: 2025-11-03 | Revised:2025-11-15 | Accepted: 2025-11-20 | Published: 2025-11-24
Pages: 237-242
Protein analysis and characterization of selected non-conventional vegetables
Dawodu Olufunke Grace*
Dawodu Olufunke Grace*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
E-mail: dawgrace@yahoo.com, dawodu.olufunke@federalpolyede.edu.ng;
Tel: +234-8037382417
Olawale Omolola Balikis
Olawale Omolola Balikis
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. E-mail: olawalebalikis@gmail.com
Received: 2024-10-20 | Revised:2025-07-29 | Accepted: 2025-07-31 | Published: 2025-11-24
Pages: 227-236
Evaluation of the health quality of milk produced in the peri-urban areas of Chari -Baguirmi and N’Djamena
Wangba Tcheko*
Wangba Tcheko*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, National
School of Agro-industrial Science (ENSAI), University of Ngaoundéré,
Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
E-mail: chewangba@gmail.com, Tel: (+235) 92 36 23 24
Panyo’o Akdowa Emmanuel
Panyo’o Akdowa Emmanuel
Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, National
School of Agro-industrial Science (ENSAI), University of Ngaoundéré,
Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
E-mail: emmanuelpanyoo@gmail.com
Collinlaw Joseph Ndouyang
Collinlaw Joseph Ndouyang
Department of Biology, Faculty of Technical and Technological Sciences, University of Pala, Baoré/Pala Mining Road, Chad.
Edima Hélène Carole
Edima Hélène Carole
Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, National
School of Agro-industrial Science (ENSAI), University of Ngaoundéré,
Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
And
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ebolowa University, Cameroon.
Koussou Mian Oudanang
Koussou Mian Oudanang
Livestock Research Institute for Development (IRED), Ndjamena-Chad.
Nicolas Yanou Njintang
Nicolas Yanou Njintang
Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, National School of Agro-industrial Science (ENSAI), University of Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
Received: 2025-03-25 | Revised:2025-09-16 | Accepted: 2025-09-18 | Published: 2025-10-22
Pages: 215-226
Consumers’ knowledge, awareness and acceptability of fresh irradiated tomatoes in Arusha, Tanzania
Rose Jumbe Mwamahonje*
Rose Jumbe Mwamahonje*
Corresponding
Author
Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission, P.O Box 1585, 41206 Dodoma, Tanzania.
And
Sokoine
University of Agriculture, Department of Food Science and Agro-processing, P.O.
Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania.
E-mail: jumbe_rose@yahoo.com, jumbe_rose@yahoo.com, Tel: +255 714 097 224
Rashid Suleiman
Rashid Suleiman
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Food Science and Agro-processing, P.O. Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania.
Daniel Nhunda
Daniel Nhunda
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Soil and
Geological Sciences, P.O. Box 3008, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania.
E-mail: nhundadaniel92@gmail.com
Received: 2025-08-12 | Revised:2025-09-25 | Accepted: 2025-09-29 | Published: 2025-10-19
Pages: 206-214
The mixture compost, vivianite and pyroclastite powders: Better organo-mineral fertilizer to stimulate the biosynthesis of nutrient elements of maize (Zea mays L.)
Mohamed Awal*
Mohamed Awal*
Corresponding Author
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, PO BOX.
454, Cameroon.
E-mail: awalmohamed1990@gmail.com; Tel: +237 696096254
Tchuenteu Tatchum Lucien
Tchuenteu Tatchum Lucien
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, PO BOX. 454, Cameroon.
Megueni Clautilde
Megueni Clautilde
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, PO BOX. 454, Cameroon.
Received: 2025-08-20 | Revised:2025-09-18 | Accepted: 2025-09-22 | Published: 2025-10-07
Pages: 193-205
Genotype by environment interaction, path analysis, and yield stability of climate-resilient DroughtTEGO maize hybrids
Muhyideen Oyekunle*
Muhyideen Oyekunle*
Corresponding
Author
Institute for
Agricultural Research (IAR) Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria.
E-mail: moyekunle@abu.edu.ng,
Tel: +234 805 988 4805
Julius Pyton Sserumaga
Julius Pyton Sserumaga
National
Agricultural Research Organization, National Livestock Resources Research
Institute, P.O. Box 5704, Kampala, Uganda.
E-mail: j.serumaga@gmail.com
Rabiu Salisu Adamu
Rabiu Salisu Adamu
Institute for
Agricultural Research (IAR) Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria.
E-mail: rsadamu@gmail.com
Eric Ndou
Eric Ndou
Bayer Crop
Science, Petit, South Africa.
E-mail: eric.ndou@bayer.com
Yoseph Beyene
Yoseph Beyene
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), P.O. Box 1041-00621, Nairobi, Kenya. E-mail: beyene@cgiar.org
Sylvester Ojo Oikeh
Sylvester Ojo Oikeh
AATF, ILRI
Campus, P.O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
E-mail: s.oikeh@aatf-africa.org
Received: 2025-07-24 | Revised:2025-08-12 | Accepted: 2025-08-29 | Published: 2025-10-04
Pages: 181-192
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