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Dynamics of the impacts of HIV/AIDS disease-related prime-age morbidity and mortality on rural farm households in Zambia
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
The impacts of HIV/AIDS disease-related Prime age (15-59 years) morbidity and mortality and the corollary dynamism among the five facets of rural welfare in Zambia pose detrimental outcomes to small-holder rural farmers. ...
Potential of school gardening as a laboratory for developing life skills in agriculture in primary schools: A case study of Soroti and Kamuli Districts, Uganda.
(2013)
School curricula in Africa have been argued to be dominated by competitive academic subjects and prioritize terminal examinations over practical skills and contextualized learning. Although it has been argued that schools ...
Distribution of plant parasitic nematodes associated with bananas and severity of their damage in Democratic Republic of Congo
(Makerere University, 2011-08)
The importance of parasitic nematodes as a constraint to production of banana and plantain has for long been emphasized. Banana and plantain parasitic nematodes can significantly weaken root systems, reduce yields, topple ...
Exploiting grain-filling rate and effective grain-filling duration to improve grain yield of early-maturing maize
(Crop Science Society of America, 2013)
Early-maturing maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes yield 15 to 30% less than late-maturing genotypes. One strategy for improving grain yield in the early-maturing group involves assessment of grain-filling traits as secondary ...
Inheritannce and genotype by environment interaction of high Iron and zinc content in Rwandan and Ugandan common bean seed.
(Makerere University, 2013-12)
Bio-fortification of beans can sustainably and substantially increase iron (Fe) and zinc
(Zn) in the diet, and so reduce ailments associated with their deficiencies. Despite the
large consumption of beans in Rwanda and ...
Co-deployment of legume nodulating bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi for improved performance of common bean in an acid soil
(Makerere University, 2011-06)
Nitrogen and phosphorus are by far the most limiting nutrients for crop production in
sub-Saharan Africa, yet low-input natural systems are potentially the most dependable
sources of these elements among the small-scale ...
Nematode 18S rRNA gene is a reliable tool for environmental biosafety assessment of transgenic banana in confined field trials
(Springer, 2013-10)
Abstract Information on relatedness in nematodes is commonly obtained by DNA sequencing of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region. How- ever, the level of diversity at this locus is often insufficient for ...
The importance of Ruzizi Congolese Plain, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo for the conservation of birds.
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), biodiversity components provide products and services that millions of people depend on for medicines, food, tourism, and ecosystem services. However, many bird species are found ...
Population diversity of rice bacterial leaf blight isolates in Uganda
(Pelagia Research Library, 2013)
The deployment of resistant cultivars is the best option to control bacterial leaf blight (BLB) and requires an
understanding of the pathogen diversity. BLB caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae is a destructive disease ...
Evaluation of elite groundnut varieties for response to plant density, intercroping and yield stability in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-03)
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea. L.) is an important grain legume crop grown by resource poor farmers all over Uganda, for food and as a ready source of income. However, most groundnut varieties grown in Central Uganda are ...