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Response of improved cassava varieties in Uganda to cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and their inherent resistance mechanisms
(Academic Journals, 2011)
Field based trials were setup to evaluate response and inherent resistance mechanisms to cassava mosaic disease (CMD) of four improved varieties; Nase 9, Nase 11, 00036 and 00057 together with Nase 4 and Bao as resistant ...
Inheritance of root dry matter content in sweet potato.
(African Crop Science Society, 2014)
There has been much emphasis on breeding for increased sweet potato storage root yield, but less on dry matter
yield, and its inheritance. High dry matter content (DMC) is associated with consumer preferences, and ...
Genetic and serological analysis of foot and mouth disease viruses (FMDV) in selected domestic and wildlife populations in Kenya.
(2014)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly infectious viral disease of domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animals is endemic in Kenya and in eastern Africa. FMD virus (FMDV) exists in seven serotypes (O, A, C, Asia 1, SAT 1, SAT ...
Development of a pilot scale anaerobic and aerobic/anoxic sequencing batch reactors and a constructed wetland system to treat abattoir wastewater.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Over the past 27 years, Kampala, the Capital City of Uganda has witnessed a very high rate of
population growth, urbanization and industrialization. Due to these developments, most wetlands
in the environs of Kampala, ...
Reaction of rice cultivars to a virulent rice yellow mottle virus strain in Uganda
(African Crop Science Society, 2012)
Rice (Oryza spp.) has long been an important food staple for many traditional rice growing communities. Key developments in efforts to improve rice production such as the development of NERICA varieties have been widely ...
Performance and inheritance patterns of storage root yield traits in the new Kawogo X Beauregard sweet potato cross in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-05)
Performance and inheritance pattern of storage root yield related traits in the ‘New Kawogo’ x ‘Beauregard’ is crucial in genetic sweetpotato improvement in this population. This study was conducted to i) evaluate the ...
Information communication technologies and their contribution to climate change adaptation in the cattle corridor, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2015-09)
Information communication technologies (ICTs) have a considerable potential to support innovative approaches and influence society to respond, prepare for and adapt to the extreme incidences of climate-induced droughts and ...
Local people’s perception on charcoal production methods and their efficiency: A case study of Alwi Sub-County, Nebbi District
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
The study of local people’s perceptions on charcoal production methods and their efficiency was carried out in Alwi sub-county, Nebbi district with specific objectives of documenting the methods used for charcoal production, ...
Determinants of participation of small holder farmers in marketing of grain amaranth: A case of Kamuli District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
As a vegetable crop, grain amaranth plays an important role in improving household nutritional and economic status. Grain amaranth is still a new crop in Uganda's farming system, after being introduced by VEDCO in 2005 to ...
Linking carbon and hydrological cycles in Lubigi wetland; Kampala - Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
The response of cyperus papyrus (papyrus) to environmental changes affect the potential for the plant carbon sequestration and transpiration. This study was conducted in Lubigi wetland; Kampala – Uganda from Sept 2010 to ...