• Effect of silicon fertilizer on resilience against the fall armyworm and maize (Zea mays L.) yield 

  Mugambe, Christopher (Makerere University, 2024-06)

  Silicon nutrition is known to enhance plant resistance against insect pests and thus can be used as a tool to improve management of the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on ...

• Determinants of willingness to pay for briquettes in Uganda 

  Ndamagye, Richard (Makerere University, 2024-03)

  This study, conducted in Kampala, Uganda, aimed to determine the willingness of briquette users to pay for this alternative energy source. The overall objective was achieved through three specific objectives: characterizing ...

• Extent and factors associated with wildlife poisoning by farmers around Toro-Semliki wildlife reserve, Western Uganda 

  Kihembo, Moses (Makerere University, 2024-03)

  In Uganda, wildlife populations are collapsing as they, among others, fall victim to poisoning by farmers. Despite the devastating consequences associated with poison use, this practice is not well quantified in Uganda. ...

• Genetic variability and Kasp marker validation for provitamin carotenoids and dry matter content in West African Cassava germplasm evaluated in Uganda 

  Gwandu, Francisca Bura (Makerere University, 2024-07)

  The cassava breeding program in Uganda has released numerous white fleshed varieties, but no the evaluated yellow provitamin A varieties have been released to date. The latter are more prone to virus diseases and have low ...

• Smallholder farmer's perceptions of climate change and adaptation practices in Kitgum district 

  Adoch, Betty (Makerere University, 2021-02)

  This study assessed smallholder farmers ' perceptions of climate change and adaptation practices in Kitgum District, Uganda. A cross-sectional survey design was deployed to examine smallholder farmers' perception and its ...

• Association mapping of genomic regions for resistance to anthracnose disease in sorghum association panel 

  Mukashema, Marie Claudine (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 

  Assefa, Habtemariam (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 

  Abate, Fentaw Asmamaw (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 

  Ngolobe, Emmanuel (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.) 

  Waniale, Allan; Mukasa, Settumba B.; Tugume, Arthur K.; Barekye, Alex; Tumuhimbise, Robooni (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 

  Waniale, Allan; Wanyera, Nelson; Talwana, Herbert (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 ...

• The potential of agroforestry in Uganda prison farms: a case study of Isimba farm, Masindi district. 

  Kamanyire, Nixon (Makerere University, 2023-04-29)

  Agroforestry is an integrated land use practice that can enhance the productivity of farmlands. At the moment, the Uganda Prisons Service does not have a policy for integration trees on farm and that is being used mainly ...

• Flood risk mapping and vulnerability assessment in the Manafwa catchment, Eastern Uganda 

  Erima, Godwin (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  Flood hazards and their consequential damages have seen a global increase, yet our comprehension of flood risk patterns, particularly in tropical catchments, remains inadequate. Recognizing this knowledge gap, this study ...

• The spatial – temporal relationship between land use / land cover changes and microclimates in the Kigezi Highlands Region, Uganda 

  Nabaasa, Hillary (Makerere University, 2024)

  The current study was carried out to establish the spatial and temporal relationship between land use / land cover (LULC) changes and highland microclimates in Uganda, with Kabale district as the study area. The objectives ...

• Saving Water in Paddy Rice Fields under the System of Rice Intensification in Uganda. 

  Onen, Patrick (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 

  Masudi, Tambwe Fiston (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 ...

• Lodge concessions and wildlife conservation in Uganda: a case study of Queen Elizabeth National Park 

  Nakabega, Roie (Makerere University, 2024-01)

  Concessions are one of the many market-based approaches known as Tourism User Fees that generate revenues from conservation based - tourism enterprises such as lodges which can be directed towards supporting conservation. ...

• Assessment of Water Availability using Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model in Namatala River Catchment. 

  Namakhola, Rajab (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  Trends in global population growth coupled with effects of climate change are a threat to water availability as experienced in Namatala River Catchment (NRC), Mbale, Uganda. This study was conducted to quantify and ...

• (Anyeko, P. 2023.) Characterizing flood risk in the Aswa catchment, upper Nile water management zone of Uganda 

  Paul, Anyeko (Makerere University, 2023-05-02)

  According to recent estimates, more than 1.18 billion people worldwide are directly at risk from floods, and more than 85% of them reside in developing nations like Uganda. The dynamics of flood risk in the Upper Nile Water ...

• Development of noodles from new Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) varieties flour 

  Katoke, Olive Nzigire (Makerere University, 2023-11-10)

  Sorghum is one of the common staple foods in Africa. Minimal value addition has been done to sorghum despite it being considered a health food due to its nutritional composition. This study aimed to utilize sorghum in ...

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