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Inheritance of bacterial leaf blight resistance in interspecific and intraspecific rice genotypes in Uganda.
(2013)
Information on the inheritance and gene action of Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae is known for many Asian rice populations, but very little is known about Ugandan rice populations. This ...
Resistance in tropical maize to the maize weevil and larger grain borer.
(2013)
Storability of maize grain is constrained by two postharvest insect pests namely the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and larger grain borer (LGB) (Prostephanus truncatus). Host plant resistance is the most economic way ...
Weeding and mulching for management of aphids and associated viral diseases of passion fruit in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Passion fruit is doubtless an important crop whose production has the potential to alleviate poverty in rural households. Additional significance is packed in its nutritional, confectionary and medicinal properties. It is ...
Inheritance of resistance to the stalk-eyed fly (diopsis longicornis) in rice in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
Rice is an important staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Globally, rice production is limited by abiotic and biotic factors. Of the insect pests attacking rice, the stalk-eyed fly is the most abundant. ...
Resistance of soybean germplasm to the groundnut leaf miner (aproaerema modicella) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
Soybean is an important food and cash crop. Its production trend in Uganda has been increasing for the past 10 years, though yields are still below the potential. Soybean productivity is con-strained by a number of both ...
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 ...