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Effect of Silicon and Potassium on growth and yield of East African Highland Banana
(Makerere University, 2022)
Soil fertility is a major constraint to East African highland banana (hereafter referred to as highland banana) and a key concern for ongoing research efforts. Among primary nutrients, potassium (K) is by far the most ...
Effect of land use/cover changes on aboveground biomass in and around Bidi-Bidi Refugee Settlement in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)
Uganda has seen a huge influx of refugees and asylum seekers in the past ten years mostly due to political instabilities in the neighbouring countries. Most of these refugees are settled in refugee settlements in traditionally ...
Physiological effects of silicon and potassium on drought stressed East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB cv. Mbwazirume)
(Makerere university, 2022-03)
Drought is among the major constraints to banana production in Uganda. Drought has several adverse effects on physiological processes of bananas including photosynthesis. Plant nutrition with potassium (K) and silicon (Si) ...