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Glucose performs better than fructose, sucrose, and diluted nectar for germination of banana pollen
(2020)Poor stigma receptivity is one of the limitations to seed set in East African Highland Bananas (EAHBs) that constrains their improvement through conventional breeding. This study aimed at identifying a suitable pollen ... -
Use of timelapse photography to determine flower opening time and pattern in banana (Musa spp.) for efficient hand pollination
(Scientific Reports, 2021)Sterility and low seed set in bananas is the main challenge to their conventional genetic improvement. The first step to seed set in a banana breeding program depends on pollination at the right time to ensure effective ... -
Early Withering of Enlarged Ovules in Pollinated Fruits of Bananas (Musa spp.) Suggest Abortion after Fertilization
(Horticulturae, 2022-05-10)Sterility in edible bananas is as a result of a long history of anthropogenic-driven selection for sterile genotypes, since seed is not desirable in fruit pulp for human consumption. However, this poses a challenge to ... -
Application of Pollen Germination Media on Stigmas during Pollination Increases Seed Set in East African Highland Cooking Bananas (Musa spp.)
(Agronomy, 2021-05-27)Seed set in East African Highland Cooking bananas (EAHBs) is extremely low and therefore hampers breeding. Pollen–pistil interaction is a key contributing factor. We assessed the effect of pollen germination media (PGM) ... -
Seed Set Patterns in East African Highland Cooking Bananas Show Asymmetric Distribution in Bunches and Fruits
(Agronomy, 2021-04-14)Low female fertility in bananas is the biggest hurdle for banana breeding. The aim of this study was to determine seed set patterns in East African Highland Cooking bananas (EAHBs) to inform future decisions on a more ... -
Welfare gains from adoption of improved maize varieties among smallholder households in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Despite a considerable increase in improved maize variety releases in Uganda, the proportion of households growing improved maize seed is still low. The study determined the welfare effect of adoption of improved maize ... -
Seed Set Patterns in East African Highland Cooking Bananas Are Dependent on Weather before, during and after Pollination
(MDPI, 2021-06-29)Seed set in banana is influenced by weather, yet the key weather attributes and the critical period of influence are unknown. We therefore investigated the influence of weather during floral development for a better ... -
Studies for improving pollination and fertilization efficiency in East African Highland Matooke and Mchare bananas (Musa spp.)
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Matooke and Mchare are two distinct subgroups of East African bananas (Musa spp.) that are endemic to the Great Lakes region of East Africa. In this region, they are pivotal in the food and income security of more than 70 ... -
Consumer preference for cooking banana attributes in Uganda: a case of urban consumers in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-10)The East African highland cooking bananas are one of the most consumed food crops in Uganda. The East African High land cooking bananas have received attention mainly in the aspect of developing new improved varieties to ... -
Breeding for resistance to fusarium wilt and internal fruit quality traits in Sukali Ndizi (Musa genome-AAB)
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Apple banana (Musa species, AAB genome group) is the most widely distributed dessert banana cultivar in Uganda. It is locally known as Sukali Ndizi in central region and Kabaragara in Western regions of Uganda and in Rwanda, ... -
Drivers of youth participation in groundnut value chains in Tororo and Nwoya Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)The agriculture sector remains the backbone of the Ugandan economy. It presents employment opportunities for the youth and yet it remains unattractive to the youth. This is because they prefer service sector jobs to farming ... -
The role of agricultural institutional services in facilitating maize farmers’ access to and use of improved agro-inputs in Mubende district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Limited access to and use of necessary agro-inputs has been the main cause of low agricultural productivity. Increased access to and use of improved agro-inputs may be facilitated by both institutions and non-institutional ... -
Altitude and farming system as drivers for occurrence of biological control agents and yield in coffee fields of mount Elgon region in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-06)The Mount Elgon coffee farmlands exist in mosaical patterns with banana, annual crops, and semi natural vegetation with a hierarchy of bio-physical characteristics conferred by altitudinal positioning and cropping intensity. ... -
Effect of temperature on the biology of sweetpotato weevil, Cylas brunneus (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
(Makerere University, 2018-05)Cylas brunneus (Fabricuis) (Coleoptera: Brentidae) is one of the most important insect pests of sweetpotato in Africa. Knowledge of temperature–dependent population growth potential is critical for understanding population ... -
Performance of magic sorghum genotypes for grain yield and its components in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Sorghum is one of the world’s major tropical cereal crops, ranking fifth after wheat, rice, maize and barley in terms of production and acreage. In Uganda, sorghum yield productivity is still low due to production constraints ... -
The distribution and virulence of common bacterial blight pathogen of beans in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)Common bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli and Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans is one of the foliar diseases causing significant yield losses to beans worldwide. Its management involves mainly ... -
Combining ability analysis for resistance to turcicum leaf blight in maize under highland agro-ecologies of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Maize productivity in the highland areas of Uganda is constrained by high prevalence of pests and diseases, and low levels of input use. Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (caused by Exserohilum turcicum) is one of the most important ... -
Effectiveness of forage and food legumes on management of the fall armyworm and crop performance in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Maize production in Uganda is constrained by field insect pests, and declining soil fertility. The outbreak of fall armyworm (FAW) in 2016 increased production problems. Increased use of synthetic pesticides and large crop ... -
Identification of sources of resistance and inheritance to Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. sesami) resistance in sesame
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp sesame) is one of the most destructive soil borne diseases in sesame in Uganda. Breeding for resistance and use of resistant varieties is the most economic and environmentally friendly ... -
Field evaluation and genomic regions discovery conferring resistance to Cowpea Scab (Sphaceloma sp.) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020)Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is a vital leguminous crop consumed in most parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Productivity of the crop in Uganda is limited by multiple constraints, cowpea scab caused by Sphaceloma Sp. being ...
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