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Genetic characterisation of Ugandan strains of Colletotrichum sublineolum using ISSR makers.
(National Agricultural Research Organisation, 2013)
Colletotrichum sublineolum, the causal agent of sorghum anthracnose, presents high variability, genetic instability and host specialisation, hence rapidly breaking down resistance. In Uganda, no population studies of ...
Reaction of waxy and opaque-2 inbreds and their derived progenies to multiple foliar diseases of maize in Uganda
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012)
Specialty maize lines possessing important endosperm genes waxy and/or opaque-2 enhance processing and nutritional qualities of the grain. However, production and utilization of specialty maize varieties for food, feeds ...
Influence of technology on gender division of labour in households: The case study of wet coffee post-harvest handling in Kasese District
(Makerere University, 2010-09)
This study was aimed at finding out how the Wet Coffee Post harvest handling Technology (WCPT) has changed the way labor is divided in farming households of Kasese District as well as advantages and disadvantages of the ...
Changing trends in climate and livestock grazing resources in Kapoeta, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2018-04)
The major challenge facing livestock production in Kapoeta is inadequate pasture availability exacerbated by unreliable rainfall distribution, droughts and land cover change. First, the study determined the trends of ...
Economic potential and willingness to pay for a flexible balloon digester among smallholder farmers: A case study of Tiribogo in Mpigi District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-07)
The use of advanced forms of energy, such as electricity, biogas has improved quality of life for people around the world. Biogas produced from biogas digesters has been promoted in Uganda through use of fixed dome and ...
Inheritance of tolerance to drought from selected potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Potato is one of the important staple foods and source of income in the highlands of Uganda. However, its production is being affected by fluctuation in precipitations in both timing and amount, resulting into drought and ...
Effect agronomic practices on growth and yield of yam bean in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
(Makerere University, 2015-07)
The yam bean (Pachyrhizus ssp) has three closely related species with different agro ecological origins that include, Amazonian yam bean (P.tuberosus), Mexican yam bean (P.erosus) and the Andean yam bean (P.ahipa) It is ...
Heritability analysis of drought adaptation traits in sweet potato.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Sweet potato is a key food security crop in Uganda whose per capita consumption is third to bananas and cassava. Drought is among the major constraints to sweet potato production in Uganda. A part from decreasing tuber ...
Inheritance of resistance to kernel infection by Aspergillusflavus and aflatoxin accumulation in groundnut
(International Scholars Journals, 2014)
Aflatoxin contamination in groundnut is one of the major barriers in international groundnut trade. Aflatoxin may cause human cancer, hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. The objectives of the study were to determine: (i) the ...
Evaluation of rhizobial inoculants on the productivity of soybean varieties grown on an acidic soil in Rwanda
(Makerere University, 2014)
Several high yielding soybean varieties have been introduced in Rwanda but yields have remained low and even declining especially in areas with acidic soils. Consequently a number of rhizobial inoculants were introduced ...