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The effect of nitrogen and phosphorous application and spatial arrangement of maize intercrop on occurrence of common bacterial blight disease in beans
(Makerere University, 2015-02)
Many factors affect crop production and hence the agronomical practices of farmers. Such factors are low soil fertility, disease, pests, and limited resources/land among others. Pests and diseases such as common bacterial ...
Farmers’ willingness to pay for virus-free sweet potato vines in Central Uganda: A case of Mpigi and Wakiso Districts
(Makerere University, 2014)
Several studies on sweetpotato in Uganda acknowledge scarcity of quality sweetpotato
vines as one of the key constraints affecting sweetpotato production. The quality of
planting material is mostly compromised by the ...
Tracing Uganda’s global primary organic pineapple value chain
(African Crop Science Society, 2016)
The organic sector is one of the fastest growing sectors globally. The sector provides an opportunity for developing countries to export high value products in the global market. One such opportunity for Uganda is the ...
Farmers’ willingness to pay for irrigation water: The case of Doho rice irrigation scheme in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
The government of Uganda is currently rehabilitating three major irrigation schemes whose infrastructure had broken down due to poor maintenance. Among these schemes is Doho rice irrigation scheme. It is expected that after ...
Effect of method of storing cattle faeces on the physical and chemical characteristics of the resultant composted cattle manure
(National Agricultural Research Organisation, 2012)
The growing population of dairy cows in urban and peri-urban areas coupled with improvement in feeding is generating more manure, which if properly conserved can become an input to crop/fodder production. The objective of ...
Households’ responsiveness to government ban on polythene carrier bags in Uganda
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2015)
Polythene carrier bags have become common in Uganda largely due to their desirable properties that are considered convenient by consumers. They have, however, turned out to be a big nuisance and threatening the environment ...
Dis-adoption of household biogas technologies in Central Uganda
(Elsevier, 2017)
The study analyses dis-adoption of biogas technologies in Central Uganda. Biogas technology makes use of livestock waste, crop material and food waste to produce a flammable gas that can be used for cooking and lighting.
Use ...
Effect of cultivar and thermotherapy combined with meristem-tip culture on eliminating prevalent viruses infecting potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-07)
Virus infections in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) have negative effect on yield through accelerating seed tuber degeneration. Several methods have been proposed for virus elimination, however in-vitro thermotherapy combined ...
Management of bean root rots in the bean based cropping system in Southwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-06-02)
Root rots are the main cause of declining bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in southwestern Uganda. In this region, beans are often grown in association with other crops, i.e., maize, sorghum, peas, solanum potatoes, ...
Inheritance of Bruchid resistance in selected common bean varieties in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Common bean is an important food crop in Ugandan and the world at large, but its production is hindered by the major storage pests mainly the bruchids; Z. subfasciatus and Acanthoscelides obtectus. Control of this pest has ...