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Potential influence of gender on farmer willingness to pay for grafting technology for sustainable control of tomato bacterial wilt disease in selected districts of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08-09)
Tomato plays a great role in income generation for many small holder farmers in Uganda, but it is hampered by Bacterial Wilt Disease (BWD). Because BWD is soil-borne, adoption of grafted seedlings that are resistant to BWD ...
Role of silicon in mediating resistance towards rice blast in selected rice varieties
(Makerere University, 2022-07)
Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe grisea is one of the most serious diseases of rice, causing yield losses of 50 – 100% in susceptible varieties worldwide. Durable host resistance has been hard to achieve given large pathogen ...
Effect of calcium and sodium bentonite clays from the Albertine Graben region of Uganda on performance of broiler and layer chickens fed aflatoxin-contaminated diets
(Makerere University, 2022-01-19)
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites of the species belonging to the genus aspergillus which are highly hepatocellular carcinogenic and are of great concern in the grain and feed industry. The most promising approach to ...
Physiological effects of silicon and potassium on drought stressed East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB cv. Mbwazirume)
(Makerere university, 2022-03)
Drought is among the major constraints to banana production in Uganda. Drought has several adverse effects on physiological processes of bananas including photosynthesis. Plant nutrition with potassium (K) and silicon (Si) ...
The influence of partnerships in enhancing functionality of one stop center association –(OSCA) rice value chains in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-06-02)
Government and Non-Government organizations in Uganda promote partnerships in farmer organizations as a strategy for improving value chain functionality. The right partnerships connect small holder farmers to agricultural ...
Varietal choice and adoption of cassava varieties under farmer elicitation and DNA fingerprinting methods : a case of Malawi
(Makerere University, 2022)
Most studies on adoption and impact of crop technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa and in particular Malawi, have relied on farmer elicitation, crop experts or morphological descriptors for varietal identification and estimation ...
Impact of oil and gas waste disposal on water and soil quality: A pilot study of Ngara & Bugungu waste consolidation sites in Buliisa District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Oil wastes from the exploration operations in the form of drilling muds, cuttings and chemicals contaminate the environment and threaten human health and ecosystems. The aim of this study was to assess the impacts of oil ...
Assessment of purity of yellow common bean seeds in Tanzanian markets
(Makerere University, 2022)
In Eastern Africa, common beans are a major source of food and revenue for smallholder farmers who make up the bulk of the population. However, yellow bean trade is affected by limited information and unstructured system ...
Performance and genomic prediction of Cassava brown streak disease response in selected Nigerian cassava germplasm
(Makerere University, 2022)
Cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMG) and Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) cause the highest yield losses in Africa's cassava production. Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) in particular has been and continues to be a ...
Trade-offs in adoption of Poultry Technologies: A case of peri-urban Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2022-11-30)
Poultry production has increased in Uganda over the years in response to the global demand for animal protein. However, the failure rate of poultry enterprises in central Uganda is high, attributed to high costs of production. ...