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Inheritance of root dry matter content in sweet potato.
(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 ...
Genetic analysis of resistance to rice bacterial blight in Uganda
(African Crop Science Society, 2012)
Rice bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae) is a major constraint to rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in Uganda and as part of strategies to develop resistant cultivars, it is important to evaluate resistance of ...
Nematode control and soil fertility improvement in banana using sunn hemp in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012)
Root-infecting nematodes and declining soil fertility are among the major problems limiting banana production in Uganda. Root-infecting nematodes can cause 100% yield loss. Information on synergistic management of nematodes ...
Prevalence of sorghum anthracnose in different agroecologies of Uganda
(National Agricultural Research Organisation, 2013)
Nine major sorghum growing agro-ecologies of Uganda were surveyed to establish the sorghum anthracnose incidence and severity. Hierarchical sampling was used. Severity of anthracnose in the field was rated on a scale of ...
Inheritance of resistance to the stalk-eyed fly (diopsis longicornis) in rice in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
Rice is an important staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Globally, rice production is limited by abiotic and biotic factors. Of the insect pests attacking rice, the stalk-eyed fly is the most abundant. ...
Entrepreneurial training and smallholder farmers value chains improvement: evidence from groundnut value chain in Lira District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-12)
Integrating entrepreneurial skills among smallholders who constitute the majority of farmers in the agricultural sector in Uganda is one of the ways of transforming the smallholder farmers from subsistence to market oriented, ...
Effects of land use/cover change on hydrological flow of river Manafwa, Uganda
(2018-06-25)
Flooding is an increasing global problem attributed to many factors including climate change and land use/cover change particularly in mountain watersheds and floodplains. In Uganda, river Manafwa watershed has been greatly ...
Influence of host plant resistance and disease pressure on spread of cassava brown streak disease in Uganda.
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2015)
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a major constraint to cassava production in Uganda. The disease is caused by two ipomovirus species: Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV), ...
Economic analysis of mitigating aflatoxins in groundnuts in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-06-02)
This study was conducted to determine the cost of mitigating aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts in Uganda. The study relied on primary data collected from 216 groundnut farmers and 113 groundnut traders in the districts ...
Factors affecting the level of commercialization among cattle keepers in the pastoral areas of Uganda
(2010-11)
Deliberate efforts have been made by the government of Uganda to commercialize agriculture through market and trade liberalisation. However, marketed livestock offtake has remained low contributing to the existing per ...