School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS): Recent submissions
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Association mapping of genomic regions for resistance to anthracnose disease in sorghum association panel
(Makerere University, 2024-05)Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important cereal crop for dryland areas in the world. The crop is constrained by several biotic and abiotic factors that reduce the productivity by up to 100% under severe ... -
Strategies for climatic risk adaptation by smallholder livestock farmers in North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(Makerere University, 2024-07)In less developed countries, like Ethiopia, climate change has been challenging for national economy and social development. It superimposed devastating risks on livestock farmers. Recurrently, the risks adversely affected ... -
Genetic resistance to stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) in Ethiopian wheat germplasm
(Makerere University, 2024-06)Wheat (Triticum L.) is an extraordinary annual crop that plays a crucial role in feeding the ever-increasing world population. This versatile crop serves as a crucial source of carbohydrates, proteins, edible dry matter ... -
Communication pathways to enhance the management of edible indigenous fruit trees in Buikwe, Busia and Kamuli Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-05)Over centuries, fruit trees to include Edible Indigenous Fruit Trees (EIFTs) have become an integral component of the traditional food systems, contributing significantly to household food, nutrition, health, and income ... -
Promising and failed breeding techniques for overcoming sterility and increasing seed set in bananas (Musa spp.)
(Horticulturae, 2024)Most banana improvement programs are restricted to using a sub-set of edible landraces for sexual hybridization as the majority are female sterile. This results from an array of factors that work in tandem and lead to ... -
Morphological and agronomic traits variations for Mungbean variety selection and improvement in Uganda
(African Crop Science Journal, 2014)Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek), is a pulse species that is widely cultivated in sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. Unfortunately, the yield of mungbean in Uganda is very low mainly due to inherent genotype ... -
Saving Water in Paddy Rice Fields under the System of Rice Intensification in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2024-03-27)The extent of water wastage to furnish inefficient irrigation systems especially in flood irrigated rice systems in Uganda, is not known. Too much water not only compromises nutrient use efficiency, but has also been ... -
Inheritance, stability, and validation of provitamin a markers in striga hermonthica-Resistant maize inbred lines
(Makerere University, 2023-04)The development of maize varieties combining Provitamin A (PVA), high yield, and Striga resistance is an effective and affordable strategy to contribute to food security in sub-Saharan Africa where maize is a staple food ... -
Resistance of selected cassava genotypes to whiteflies in Malawi.
(Makerere University, 2023-10-13)Cassava is an important staple food and cash crop for more than 30% of the total population in Malawi. Whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci and Bemisia afer, are the key pests affecting productivity of the crop in Malawi. B. tabaci ... -
Diversity and evolution of cassava brown streak viruses in East and Southern Africa
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Cassava brown streak ipomoviruses (Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) are extremely damaging plant pathogens affecting sustainable cultivation of cassava in Africa. The viruses ... -
Perceptions, socio-economic factors, and differences in income effects of payment for ecosystem services and labour intensive public works in Mt. Elgon Region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-12)This study investigates household dynamics related to ecosystem services restoration in Mt. Elgon, focusing on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW). Utilizing a mixed methods approach, ... -
Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) resistance among cassava genotypes in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-10-08)The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) is a major pest and vector of viruses in cassava both globally and especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the pest poses the greatest threat to cassava ... -
Economic Analysis of Small size inferior-grade potato harvests in South Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Tiny potato harvests have an insufficient tuber size that limits utilisation options, resulting into less market value because they are largely rejected in the market. This renders the tiny potato tubers to be an inferior-grade, ... -
Nutrition education and savings effects on food nutrition security among women living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Attaining Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) in its totality continues to be a global challenge, especially in developing countries, including Uganda which is ranked among the least nourished nations in the world. In the ... -
Acceptance and willingness to pay for potato-based cookies: a case of urban consumers in South-western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-12-11)In Uganda, potato is mainly consumed in boiled form. However, there is a huge potential for processing potato into high value products because of the growing population coupled with changes in food eating habits and ... -
Prevalence and diversity of tomato viruses in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Globalization and climate change favour pathogen establishment and introduction of disease pathogens to new areas, thus necessitating regular and improved disease surveillance strategies for early detection and management ... -
Dietary diversity and gender food consumption gap among farm households in Kapchorwa District
(Makerere University, 2023-12)In Uganda, consumption of diverse diets is low whereby only 17% of households consume diverse diets. Women across seasons consume less than the five daily recommended food groups. Limited food consumption within and across ... -
Productivity of single cross maize hybrids under varying plant densities and agro-ecological conditions
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Maize (Zea mays) is an important crop globally as food, feed, fodder biofuel and industrial crop, and is making a significant contribution to the economy of Uganda. However, there is scarcity of hybrid maize seed in Uganda ... -
Evaluating the impact of local scale groundwater abstraction on groundwater storage under changing climate in Mpologoma Sub-Catchment, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Freshwater is an important resource for sustainable socio-economic development around the world. Groundwater that forms 33% of freshwater around the globe is used to support livelihoods and ecosystem services, yet the ... -
Quantitative trait loci associated with resistance to sweet potato virus disease in ‘Beauregard x Tanzania’ mapping population
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) (2n = 6x = 90) is a major food security crop in sub Saharan Africa, consumed as a source of carbohydrate, proteins, minerals, vitamins E and B, and beta-carotene. Sweetpotato production ...