Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "Root tubers"
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Effect of growth regulators on in vitro potato multiplication and production of mini-tubers under aeroponics.
(2013)Potato production in Uganda has remained very low with the production stagnanted at 7.0 t/ha. The seed system depends conventional means to propagate potatoes through the use of tubers which is characterized by a low ... -
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 ... -
Performance and inheritance patterns of storage root yield traits in the new Kawogo X Beauregard sweet potato cross in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-05)Performance and inheritance pattern of storage root yield related traits in the ‘New Kawogo’ x ‘Beauregard’ is crucial in genetic sweetpotato improvement in this population. This study was conducted to i) evaluate the ...