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Variability of Phytophthora Infestans in Uganda and Kenya and its implications to late blight management in potato and tomato
(Makerere University, 2013-12)
Phytopthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary the pathogen responsible for causing late blight in potato is a rapidly evolving and highly adaptable pathogen. The pathogen has both asexual and sexual reproduction systems but the ...
Combining ability for beta-carotene and important quantitative traits in a cassava F1 population
(Academic Journals, 2014)
Cassava is ideal for biofortification due to its popularity as a root staple among populations with high vitamin A malnutrition. The crop is vegetatively propagated and retains the enhanced trait across generations. The ...
Effect of protectionism on productivity and efficiency of the sugar industry in Kenya
(Makerere University, 2010-05)
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Resistance to the African and spotted stem borers in sorghum in Kenya.
(Makerere University, 2013-11)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L. Moench) is a key cereal crop to over 500 million people in semi arid tropics. Sorghum production in subsistence farming is low and ranges between 0.5– 0.8 t/ha compared to potential yields of ...