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Influence of cropping systems on Pythium root rot epidemics in a highland agroecology of South Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2008-05)
The bean crop is one of East Africa’s major legume crops. It is grown primarily by small-scale farmers who are mainly women, for home consumption and any excess is sold (Wortmann et al., 1998). The increase in severity and ...
The role of farmers' groups and their selected factors in the adoption of improved longe 5 maize variety in Adjumani District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2008-06)
Adopting improved production technologies for increased productivity, income and food security has been emphasized as a feasible strategy for poverty alleviation in Uganda. For many years improved production technologies ...
Evaluation of East African highland banana derived secondary triploid hybrids for black sigatoka resistance, yield, sensory attributes and acceptability by end users
(Makerere University, 2008)
The East African highland banana (EAHB) is a major crop in Uganda but its production has declined mainly due to pests, diseases, poor management practices and social-economic problems. Among the diseases, black Sigatoka ...
Development of nutrient management strategies along a continuum of dairy production intensification in Uganda
(2008-01)
Soil fertility decline is a leading form of land productivity degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colossal quantities of nutrients are removed annually from soils, especially through crop harvests, unreciprocated by nutrient ...
Effects of diatomaceous earth on cowpea field pests in Uganda
(2008-10)
Optimal cowpea production in Uganda is severely limited by an array of cowpea insect pests, which infest and damage the crop both in the field and in storage. In absence of host plant resistance, insecticide application ...
Use of Imidazolinone Resistant (IR) maize to assess the potential effect of transgenic maize in Uganda
(2008-11)
Purple witchweed (Striga hermonthica) is a parasitic weed that attacks cereals particularly maize, causing up to 80% yield loss. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of non-transgenic imidazolinone ...
Estimating the farm level input demand and output supply functions for groundnut enterprises in Eastern Uganda
(2008-12-05)
Uganda's Plan for Modernization of Agriculture (PMA) emphasizes increased farm-level profitability and productivity, a strategy being implemented by NARO and NAADS through generation and dissemination of better production ...
Honey quality as affected by handling, processing and marketing channels in Uganda
(Tropicultura, 2008-04)
The factors that affect honey quality in Uganda were surveyed in 120 beekeeping households. Honey was sampled from supermarkets, hawkers and stall markets along four transects across Kampala, the capital. Honey quality ...
The potential of Ankole cattle abattoir ovaries for In Vitro embryo production
(African Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2008)
A study was carried out to determine the potential of abattoir ovaries from Ankole cattle cows for in vitro embryo production. Ankole cattle cows (n = 109) due for slaughter at a local abattoir were selected. The body ...
The potential of endophetic non-pathogenic fusarium oxysporum (schlecht: fries) to control radopholus similis in tissue culture banana
(2008-12)
The use of endophytic non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum (Schlecht.: Fries) strains in the control of Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne in tissue culture banana is a new biological control strategy being investigated at the ...