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Development of marker based for breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease
(Makerere University, 2010-05)
The dreaded cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by cassava mosaic virus (es) still remains the major hindrance to production of cassava in many cassava growing areas. Breeding for host resistance to this disease has ...
Inheritance of Fusarium Root Rot resistance in three common Bean Genotyes
(Makerere University, 2010-08)
Fusarium root rot, caused by the fungus Fusarium solani f. sp Phaseoli (FSP) is an
important soil-borne disease affecting common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in Uganda and many other countries. This pathogen ...
Physico-chemical and microbial evaluation of low technology methods for composting urban market crop waste
(Makerere University, 2010-08)
Composting has been practiced globally for management of organic urban solid wastes. In the urban areas of Uganda, composting has not been actively practiced yet there is an increasing burden of wastes with composition ...
Cassava root starch characteristics in Ugandan local varieties, elite introductions and their half SIB populations.
(Makerere University, 2010)
Different important varieties of cassava are grown and used in Uganda for a range of applications based on their characteristics though they lack the right combination of culinary and industrial properties required for the ...
Effects of food aid on household consumption and marketed production: The case of maize in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-12)
The Northern Uganda conflict led to internal displacement which reduced agricultural
production, caused food insecurity and high malnutrition. In 1997 the World Food Programme (WFP) started providing food aid to the ...
Comparison of breeding systems by smallholder goat keepers in the humid, sub-humid and semi arid agro-ecological zones of Uganda
(Medwell Journals, 2010-05-05)
A study was conducted in three districts (Sembabule, Soroti and Arua) to characterise the goat breeding practices in Uganda. A set of detailed structured questionnaires was used to collect information from 160 goat owners ...
Evaluation of elite groundnut varieties for response to plant density, intercropping and yield stability in Central Uganda
(2010-01)
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea. L.) is an important grain legume crop grown by resource poor farmers all over Uganda, for food and as a ready source of income. However, most groundnut varieties grown in Central Uganda are ...
Beekeeping simplified: 600 questions and answers on tropical beekeeping
(Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010-11-07)
Beekeeping, unlike other agricultural enterprises does not require very high investment and intensive labour for routine management. Yet, beekeeping provides an avenue for production of nutritious honey and many other ...
Development of an energy dense finger millet based complementary food free of antinutritional factors
(2010-06)
Background The transition from exclusive breastfeeding to family foods, referred to as complementary feeding, is a very vulnerable phase that typically covers the period from 6 to 24 months of age of infants and young ...
Evaluation of nutritional and antibacterial potential of ethnoveterinary remedies used in the management of chicken diseases in Butaleja District, Uganda
(2010-07)
Ethno veterinary resources have gained significant value and are now a key remedy to human and livestock diseases. Uganda’s local community has been utilizing these resources since time immemorial. Butaleja is one famous ...