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Development of RNAi based technology for sweet potato virus disease resistance and its characterization in Nicotiana Benthamiana.
(Makerere University, 2012-12)
Sweet potato virus disease causes significant losses of sweetpotato yields in many parts of the world and Uganda in particular. The disease is due to co-infection with Sweet potato feathery mottle potyvirus (SPFMV) and ...
An economic assessment of farmer adaptation to climate change using innovations in sweet potato technologies in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-12)
Sweet potato technologies, like drought resistant varieties and virus cleaned planting material have shown resilience of agricultural systems to climate change related effects. However, adoption of these technologies ...
Characterizing the spatial and temporal spread of sweet potato mild mottle virus in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011)
Despite the fact that Uganda is the third biggest producer of sweet potato in the world, average yields are still very low. Viral diseases are among the major biotic causes of these low yields. Sweet potato virus disease ...
Economic evaluation of the potato market chains in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the major staple foods for most Ugandans and a source of income for most rural households especially in the south western region of the country. Farmers produce and sell potato to ...
Inheritance of root dry matter content in sweet potato.
(African Crop Science Society, 2014)
There has been much emphasis on breeding for increased sweet potato storage root yield, but less on dry matter
yield, and its inheritance. High dry matter content (DMC) is associated with consumer preferences, and ...
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 ...
Transgenic breeding of sweet potato for resistance to African weevil (Cylas puncticollis).
(Makerere University, 2014-08)
Sweet potato weevil (Cylas puncticollis) Boheman is a serious pest throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The pest causes up to 28% production losses annually in Uganda. Due to difficulties to implement pest management measures ...