Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Author "Nyombi, Kenneth"
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Allometric growth relationships of East Africa highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB) cv. Kisansa and Mbwazirume
Nyombi, Kenneth; van Asten, P. J. A.; Leffelaar, P. A.; Corbeels, M.; Kaizzi, C. K.; Giller, K. E. (Association of Applied Biologists, 2009)Highland bananas are an important staple food in East Africa, but there is little information on their physiology and growth patterns. This makes it difficult to identify opportunities for yield improvement. We studied ... -
Efforts by small-scale farmers to maintain soil fertility and their impacts on soil properties, Luwero District, Uganda
Nyombi, Kenneth; Esser, K. B.; Zake, J. Y. K. (The Haworth Press, 2006)Low soil fertility remains a major reason for rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. In light of the need to set priorities and formulate development policies, this study investigates efforts by farmers in central Uganda to ... -
A qualitative evaluation of alternative development strategies for Ugandan fisheries
Nyombi, Kenneth; Nyombi, Kenneth Bolwig, Simon (The International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004-09)The fisheries sector contributes greatly to the Ugandan economy in terms of income; employment and export revenue; yet recent developments, especially the reducing fish stocks, are posing a big threat to the sector. This ... -
Understanding growth of East Africa highland banana: experiments and simulation
Nyombi, Kenneth (2010)East Africa Highland banana yields on smallholder farms in the Great Lakes region are small (11−26 Mg ha−1 cycle−1 in Uganda, 21−43 Mg ha−1 cycle−1 in Burundi and 25−53 Mg ha−1 cycle−1 in Rwanda). The major causes of poor ...