Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Author "Ssamula, Alexander"

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    • Characterising reversion from virus infection in sweetpotato 

      Ssamula, Alexander (Makerere University, 2022-06-14)
      Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) production is negatively impacted by viral infections. However, some East African sweetpotato cultivars were recently reported to “fight off” viral infection through reversion process. Very ...

    • Factors influencing reversion from virus infection in sweetpotato 

      Ssamula, Alexander; Okiror, Anthony; Avrahami-Moyal, Liat; Tam, Yehudit; Gaba, Victor; Gibson, Richard W.; Gal-On, Amit; Settumba, B. Mukasa; Wasswa, Peter (John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019-11-06)
      Viruses limit sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) production worldwide. Many sweetpotato landraces in East Africa are, however, largely virus-free. Moreover, some plants infected by the prevalent Sweet potato feathery mottle ...

    • Potential use of cassava starch and banana juice in the in vitro micropropagation of banana (Musa spp.) 

      Ssamula, Alexander (Makerere University, 2012-08)
      In Uganda, banana is a major staple food as well as an important cash crop in the local economy. It also serves as one of the most important food security crops of Uganda. In spite of this, banana cultivation faces constraints ...