• Drivers to undergraduate students's perceived acquisition of agricultural practical skills through field attachment : The case of Gulu University 

  Nakitto, Veronicah (2019-07)

  Universities through field attachment play a leading role in developing graduates’ practical skill competencies especially in the field of agriculture. Several studies however, have observed the persistent mismatch between ...

• Tree planting incentives and stakeholders in the Albertine rift region, Uganda 

  Tumuhe, Charles Lwanga (2019-10-25)

  The study assessed the influence of incentives and the roles of stakeholders in tree planting and the trees preferred by farmers in Kiryanga Sub county, Kagadi district, Albertine rift region. Key informant interviews, ...

• Effect of grafting and pruning on flowering and seed set in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) 

  Amuge, Esther Sarah (2019-07-10)

  Seed setting is a major constraint to cassava improvement. Some varieties set seed and others rarely set seed because they have poor flowering patterns. This limits inclusion of some would be elite genotypes in conventional ...

• Cooperative membership and effect on profit efficiency of coffee farmers in Kirimiro Region, Burundi 

  Ntimpirangeza, Reverien (2019-10-24)

  Before liberalization, the whole value chain of coffee was controlled by the government. Government of Burundi was managing all activities from production to marketing through the washing management societies. When the ...

• Agroforestry practices for enhancing food security and climate change resilience in Rajaf county, South Sudan 

  Mayele, Joseph Mayindo (Makerere University, 2019-10-18)

  Agroforestry (AF) is being practiced traditionally as a sustainable land- use option, in many agro-ecological zones of Sub-Saharan Africa. Agroforestry is important as incorporating trees and shrubs in food crop systems ...

• Pathogenic variation of colletotrichum lindemuthianum causing anthracnose of beans (phaseolus vulgaris) in Uganda 

  Kiryowa, Moses; Ebinu, Aston; Kyaligonza, Vincent; Nkalubo, Stanley; Paparu, Pamela; Mukankusi, Claire; Tukamuhabwa, Phinehas (ESci Journals, 2016-01)

  Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is a highly variable pathogen of common beans that easily overcomes resistance in cultivars bred with single-gene resistance. To determine pathogenic variability of the pathogen in Uganda, ...

• Effect of marker aided pyramiding of anthracnose and pythium root rot resistance genes on plant agronomic characters among advanced common bean genotypes 

  Kiryowa, Moses; Nkalubo, Stanley; Mukankusi, Claire; Talwana, Herbert; Gibson, Paul; Tukamuhabwa, Phinehas (Canadian Center for Science and Education, 2015-11-24)

  One of the factors that accounts for the low yields in common bean is the simultaneous occurrence of diseases on the common bean crop. Bean root rots and anthracnose are the most important common bean diseases that ...

• Cooperative membership and effect on profit efficiency of coffee farmers in Kirimiro Region, Burundi 

  Ntimpirangeza, Reverien (Makerere University, 2019-10)

  Before liberalization, the whole value chain of coffee was controlled by the government. Government of Burundi was managing all activities from production to marketing through the washing management societies. When the ...

• Genetic resistance of selected maize inbred lines to Striga hermonthica 

  Zziwa, Simon (2018-10-15)

  Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important food security crops in Uganda. It is annually cultivated on an area of 1,063,000 hectares representing 57% of the total area allocated to crop production. However, maize ...

• Combining biochar with mineral fertilizer to enhance maize productivity on Striga hermonthica infested farmlands 

  Ndawula, Isaac (2019-09-05)

  Low soil fertility and high Striga (Striga hermonthica) infestation are major constraints to maize yields in eastern Uganda. Application of fertilizers is paramount to replenish lost nutrients and increasing maize yields ...

• Economic analysis of cassava bioethanol production by small holder farmers in Northern Uganda 

  Opolot, Deogracious (2019-06)

  The study examined profitability of producing bioethanol and factors that drive cassava farmers to produce bioethanol from Cassava. The data used was collected using structured questionnaire administered to 243 randomly ...

• Studies on the safety of Obushera and probiotic potential of selected lactic acid bacteria 

  Byakika, Stellah (2019-10-22)

  The rising demand for Obushera, a traditional fermented sorghum/millet beverage originally from south western Uganda, is increasing its commercialization in cities such as Kampala. Haphazard production is currently a trend ...

• Effect of nitrogen source options on grain yield, nitrogen uptake and use efficiency of rice along an inland valley in Central Uganda 

  Namugalu, Maureen (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 ...

• Nutritional composition and bioactive components of selected indigenous fruits from the Lake Victoria Basin Districts in Uganda and Rwanda 

  Omujal, Francis (Makerere University, 2018-09)

  Indigenous fruits (IFs) play a significant role in food security, nutrition, health and income of rural households, particularly during times of famine and drought when food is scarce. This study investigated the nutritional ...

• Genetic Resistance to Soybean Rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in Lin UG 5 

  Gebremedhn, Hailay Mehari (Makerere University, 2019-10-08)

  Soybean (Glycine max [L] Merrill) is one of the most important legume crops worldwide due to its multiple uses and wide adaptation. Its production is, however, affected by several biotic and abiotic factors such as ...

• Studies of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) resistance to downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) disease in Uganda 

  Kumi, Frank (2019-10)

  Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) is a multi-purpose crop ranked fifth as the World’s major cereal after Maize, Wheat, Rice and Barley in terms of worldwide production and acreage. In Uganda, it is the third most ...

• Land use/cover change and pollution loadings into Kiha River Watershed Hoima District, Western Uganda 

  Osiimwe, Gaston (Makerere University, 2019-07)

  This study was carried out to i) determine the trend in land use/cover change in Kiha River Watershed (KRW) between 1986 and 2014. ii) determine the variation of pollution loads (TP, TN, TSS) from River Kiha to Lake Albert; ...

• Silencing of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (MAPK) Fus3 and Slt2 in Pseudocercospora fijiensis reduces growth and virulence on host plants 

  Onyilo, Francis; Tusiime, Geoffrey; Tripathi, Jaindra N.; Chen, Li-Hung; Falk, Bryce; Stergiopoulos, Ioannis; Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce; Kubiriba, Jerome; Tripathi, Leena (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018-03-13)

  Pseudocercospora fijiensis, causal agent of the black Sigatoka disease (BSD) of Musa spp., has spread globally since its discovery in Fiji 1963 to all the banana and plantain growing areas across the globe. It is becoming ...

• Integrated nutrient and moisture management for improved upland rice production in Uganda 

  Bwire, Peter Simonn (2019-08)

  Whereas integrating nutrient and moisture recommendations is viewed as a lasting intervention to increased upland rice production, studies about this subject are evidently scarce both in Uganda and elsewhere. As such, a ...

• Wildlife damage and control methods around Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda 

  Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Tweheyo, Mnason; Turyahabwe, Nelson; Orikiriza, Lawrence; Asiimwe, Asaph (Taylor & Francis, 2012)

  This study documents the different management and control measures developed and implemented by farmers to mitigate vertebrate pest attacks on crops and livestock around Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. A semi-structured ...

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