Browsing by Subject "Sweetpotatos"
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Gender-differentiated relative preference for sweetpotato traits and its drivers among farmers in Central Uganda : a case of Mpigi District
(Makerere University, 2021-04-30)Due to low sweetpotato productivity in Uganda, objectives of sweetpotato breeders have been largely based on yield enhancement. However, farmers adopt new varieties depending on how well their preferred crop traits have ... -
Inheritance of sweetpotato resistance to sweetpotato weevils (C. brunneus and C. puncticollis)
(Makerere University, 2021-03-12)Sweetpotato weevils can cause up to 100% yield losses especially in hot and dry weather conditions. Use of resistant cultivars is the most sustainable strategy to control sweetpotato weevils. The requisite knowledge on ...