Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Author "Talwana, Herbert"
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Abstracts of the 8th annual graduate workshop of the Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University
Nalukenge, Imelda; Talwana, Herbert; Balirwa, Elizabeth; Musinguzi, Patrick; Sentumbwe, Samuel; Fungo, Robert (2006-04-13)An abstracts report of the Faculty of Agriculture graduate workshop conducted on the theme: “Generating demand driven technologies: the role of graduate agricultural research” -
Effect of marker aided pyramiding of anthracnose and pythium root rot resistance genes on plant agronomic characters among advanced common bean genotypes
Kiryowa, Moses; Nkalubo, Stanley; Mukankusi, Claire; Talwana, Herbert; Gibson, Paul; Tukamuhabwa, Phinehas (Canadian Center for Science and Education, 2015-11-24)One of the factors that accounts for the low yields in common bean is the simultaneous occurrence of diseases on the common bean crop. Bean root rots and anthracnose are the most important common bean diseases that ... -
Morphological and agronomic traits variations for Mungbean variety selection and improvement in Uganda
Waniale, Allan; Wanyera, Nelson; Talwana, Herbert (African Crop Science Journal, 2014)Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek), is a pulse species that is widely cultivated in sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. Unfortunately, the yield of mungbean in Uganda is very low mainly due to inherent genotype ... -
Resistance to the weevils Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus conferred by sweetpotato root surface compounds
Anyanga, M. Otema; Muyinza, Harriet; Talwana, Herbert; Hall, David R.; Farman, Dudley I.; Ssemakula, Gorrettie N.; Mwanga, Robert O. M.; Stevenson, Philip C. (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2013-08-01)Seven resistant varieties of sweetpotato were compared with three susceptible varieties in field trials and laboratory bioassays and showed that resistance was an active process rather than an escape mechanism, as field ...