Background The transition from exclusive breastfeeding to family foods, referred to as complementary feeding, is a very vulnerable phase that typically covers the period from 6 to 24 months of age of infants and young ...

This study was carried out to identify superior soybeans genotypes that are adapted to different farming environments in Uganda and most desired by farmers and processors through Participatory Crop Improvement approach. ...

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is increasingly playing an important nutritive role in the food and feed industry in most countries. However, the crop is currently threatened by soybean rust disease (Phakopsora pachyrhizi). The ...

Improved soybean varieties were introduced by Africa 2000 Network Uganda (A2N) project (Improving Smallholder Productivity and Controlling STriga in Eastern Uganda funded by AGRA in three selected districts of Tororo, ...

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 ...

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill], an annual legume that belongs to the family Fabaceae is grown in every continent for its high protein (40%) and oil (20%) content. Soybean was introduced to Uganda in the 1900s. However, ...

Several high yielding soybean varieties have been introduced in Rwanda but yields have remained low and even declining especially in areas with acidic soils. Consequently a number of rhizobial inoculants were introduced ...

The abundance and diversity of phlD+ Pseudomonas spp. colonizing the rhizospheres of young, field-grown corn and soybean plants were assayed over a 3-year period. Populations of these bacteria were detected on the large ...

Soybean (Glycine max [L] Merrill) is one of the most important legume crops worldwide due to its multiple uses and wide adaptation. Its production is, however, affected by several biotic and abiotic factors such as ...