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Plant parasitic nematodes associated with banana and plantain in Eastern and Western Democratic Republic of Congo
(2013-01-20)
Plant-parasitic nematode incidence, population densities and associated damage were determined from 153 smallholder banana and plantain gardens in Bas Congo (9 – 646 meters above sea level, m.a.s.l) and South Kivu ...
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 ...
Potential use of cassava starch and banana juice in the in vitro micropropagation of banana (Musa spp.)
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
In Uganda, banana is a major staple food as well as an important cash crop in the local economy. It also serves as one of the most important food security crops of Uganda. In spite of this, banana cultivation faces constraints ...
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 ...
Determinants of change in animal manure use level in banana production in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011)
Banana yield in Uganda has declined during the past years 20 years due to declining soil fertility, reduced labor availability and increased pests and diseases. Despite the increase in the acreage, under banana production, ...
Cotton pests and natural enemy interaction in Uganda: A basis for biosafety risk assessment.
(Makerere University, 2013-10)
Cotton in Uganda is attacked by many insect pests causing yield losses of between 30 – 80%. The biggest losses are caused by members of Lepidoptera. Use of chemical insecticides have been by been used as an approach to ...
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 ...
Diversity and potential of nematodes associated with bacteria for bio-control of insect pests in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
A significant number of nematodes are associated with bacteria. These nematodes live mainly in the soil where they feed on bacteria and other soil organisms. They play commensal, obligate parasitism and pathogenesis ...
Genetics of resistance to groundnut rosette virus disease
(African Crop Science Society, 2014)
Groundnut Rosette Virus disease (GRD) has long been regarded a major limiting biotic constraint to groundnut production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The disease is caused by a complex of three viral components that interact ...