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Factors affecting dynamic adoption of vanilla in Uganda: a case study of Mukono District.
(2011-04)
Vanilla is a major cash crop in the coffee – banana zone in central Uganda. Vanilla Fragrens V. planifolia is the variety grown in Uganda. The vanilla industry in Uganda has been characterised by production variations ...
Evapotranspiration crop coefficients for mixed riparian plant community and transpiration crop coefficients for Common reed, Cottonwood and Peach-leaf willow in the Platte River Basin, Nebraska-USA
(Elsevier, 2013)
Application of two-step approach of evapotranspiration (ET) crop coefficients (Kc) to ‘‘approximate’’ a very complex process of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) for field crops has been practiced by water management community. ...
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 ...
Improvement of resistance to fusarium root rot through gene pyramiding and validation of SSR PVBR87 marker in common bean
(2011-05)
Fusarium root rot caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli is among the most serious diseases of the common bean in Uganda causing total crop loss in susceptible cultivars. Studies have indicated that 2-9 genes located ...
Perception and sanitisation of human faeces for soil fertility management in Uganda
(2011-03)
Soil fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa stems from a number of causes, among which is nutrient drain through unregulated crop harvests, soil erosion and leaching deep into the soil profiles. Yet nutrient replenishment ...
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 ...
Strategies to enhance competitiveness: the case of rose flower farms in Wakiso
(2010-08)
Uganda has been dependent on agricultural export revenues from a small number of traditional, low-value, bulky commodities such as coffee, cocoa or cotton for which much of the terms of trade have been continuously declining ...
Enhancement of somatic embryogenesis in recalcitrant East African hybrid bananas.
(2013)
Lack of appropriate in vitro protocols has limited advances in the use of tissue culture in rapid multiplication of planting material and development of reliable genetic transformations for AAA-EA banana. Embryogenic callus ...
Factors influencing the trade of local chickens in Kampala city markets
(CIPAV - Colombia, 2010-04-01)
A study was conducted to determine the factors influencing the supply of live indigenous (local) chickens in Kampala city markets in December 2008. A total of fifty local chicken traders were randomly selected from five ...
Genetic diversity and differentiation of Ankole cattle populations in Uganda inferred from microsatellite data
(Elsevier, 2011-01-05)
A total of 304 individuals from eight Ankole cattle populations of Uganda were analysed based on 19 microsatellite markers to investigate genetic diversity, relationships and population structure. Across all loci, 200 ...