Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) by Author "Tusiime, G."

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    • Efficacy of manual seed sorting methods in reduction of transmission of rice and cowpea seed-borne diseases 

      Kawube, G.; Kanobe, C.; Edema, R.; Tusiime, G.; Mudingotto, P. J.; Adipala, E. (African Crop Science Society, 2005)
      The production of rice and cow pea in Uganda is increasing in acreage rather than productivity. This is attributed to a number of factors, mainly seed-borne diseases. The farmers in Uganda mainly use farm saved seeds for ...

    • Inheritance of root dry matter content in sweet potato. 

      Shumbusha, D.; Tusiime, G.; Edema, R.; Gibson, P.; Adipala, E.; Mwanga, R.O.M. (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 ...

    • Prevalence of viruses infecting cowpea in Uganda and their molecular detection 

      Amayo, R.; Arinaitwe, A.B.; Mukasa, S.B.; Tusiime, G.; Kyamanywa, S.; Rubaihayo, P.R.; Edema, R. (Academic Journals, 2012)
      The main areas for cowpea cultivation in Uganda were surveyed in June and October 2006 for viruses affecting the crop. Seed and leaf samples from symptomatic and asymptomatic plants were collected from farmers’ fields and ...