Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "Ipomoea batatas"

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    • Characterising reversion from virus infection in sweetpotato 

      Ssamula, Alexander (Makerere University, 2022-06-14)
      Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) production is negatively impacted by viral infections. However, some East African sweetpotato cultivars were recently reported to “fight off” viral infection through reversion process. Very ...

    • Inheritance of root dry matter content in sweet potato. 

      Shumbusha, D.; Tusiime, G.; Edema, R.; Gibson, P.; Adipala, E.; Mwanga, R.O.M. (African Crop Science Society, 2014)
      There has been much emphasis on breeding for increased sweet potato storage root yield, but less on dry matter yield, and its inheritance. High dry matter content (DMC) is associated with consumer preferences, and ...