Browsing by Subject "Rice production"
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Assessing Suitability of Irrigation Scheduling Decision Support Systems for Lowland Rice Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa—A Review
(Agricultural Sciences, 2023-02-23)Irrigation in lowland rice production systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is mainly based on traditional surface irrigation methods with continuous flooding practices. This irrigation method ends up using a lot more water ... -
Bacterial leaf streak disease of rice: A silent constraint to rice production in Uganda
(RUFORUM, 2016-08)Bacterial leaf streak disease (BLS) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzicola is one of the emergent biotic constraints to rice production in Africa. The disease, which can cause yield loss of up to 60% on susceptible ... -
Development of a real-time decision support system for generating and relaying irrigation schedule forecasts for lowland rice
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The absence of real-time decision support systems (DSSs) that generate, forecast, and relay weather and irrigation schedules to farmers has accelerated unproductive use of water in lowland rice production systems. The ... -
Effect of nitrogen source options on grain yield, nitrogen uptake and use efficiency of rice along an inland valley in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)Only 29% of the Inland valleys in Uganda has been harnessed for rice production yet, little is known about N management for optimizing rice yields across hydrological positions within these inland valleys. This study was ... -
Profit efficiency among rice producers in Eastern and Northern Uganda
(2006-01)Uganda is implementing the Plan for Modernization of Agriculture as one of the ways to eradicate poverty in rural areas. Consequently, it becomes critical to access technical information on strategic commodities, such as ...