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Occurrence of cassava mosaic disease and characterization of casual viruses in Mozambique
(Makerere University, 2021-11)
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is one of the major constraints to cassava production in Mozambique. In this research, two studies were carried out to monitor the incidence and severity of CMD and its causal viruses in the ...
Varietal choice and adoption of cassava varieties under farmer elicitation and DNA fingerprinting methods : a case of Malawi
(Makerere University, 2022)
Most studies on adoption and impact of crop technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa and in particular Malawi, have relied on farmer elicitation, crop experts or morphological descriptors for varietal identification and estimation ...
Performance and genomic prediction of Cassava brown streak disease response in selected Nigerian cassava germplasm
(Makerere University, 2022)
Cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMG) and Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) cause the highest yield losses in Africa's cassava production. Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) in particular has been and continues to be a ...
Effect of gender and extension on cassava profitability among smallholder farmers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-05)
The study assessed the effect of gender and extension on cassava profitability among
farmers in Uganda. Understanding profitability by policymakers builds a trajectory toward policy
discourse and evaluation. The Uganda ...