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Inheritance of Bruchid resistance in selected common bean varieties in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Common bean is an important food crop in Ugandan and the world at large, but its production is hindered by the major storage pests mainly the bruchids; Z. subfasciatus and Acanthoscelides obtectus. Control of this pest has ...
Changing trends in climate and livestock grazing resources in Kapoeta, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2018-04)
The major challenge facing livestock production in Kapoeta is inadequate pasture availability exacerbated by unreliable rainfall distribution, droughts and land cover change. First, the study determined the trends of ...
Entrepreneurial training and smallholder farmers value chains improvement: evidence from groundnut value chain in Lira District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-12)
Integrating entrepreneurial skills among smallholders who constitute the majority of farmers in the agricultural sector in Uganda is one of the ways of transforming the smallholder farmers from subsistence to market oriented, ...
An evaluation of the impact of biofuel production in Uganda on household welfare : the case of Briquettes
(Makerere University, 2018-03)
For decades, Uganda’s energy challenges remain unresolved. Yet, a country’s growth is essentially hinged on not only, accessible but also affordable energy. How a developing country like Uganda can attain its growth targets ...
Economic analysis of mitigating aflatoxins in groundnuts in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-06-02)
This study was conducted to determine the cost of mitigating aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts in Uganda. The study relied on primary data collected from 216 groundnut farmers and 113 groundnut traders in the districts ...
Farmers’ willingness to participate in alternative delivery channels of improved bean seed
(Makerere University, 2018-04)
The conventional seed delivery channels have mainly delivered improved seed of hybrid varieties and vegetables and little of the open-pollinated varieties such as common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). The pan-African bean ...
Silencing of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (MAPK) Fus3 and Slt2 in Pseudocercospora fijiensis reduces growth and virulence on host plants
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018-03-13)
Pseudocercospora fijiensis, causal agent of the black Sigatoka disease (BSD) of Musa
spp., has spread globally since its discovery in Fiji 1963 to all the banana and plantain
growing areas across the globe. It is becoming ...
Evaluation of bioslurry for soil fertility enhancement in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-05)
Bioslurry (BS) is a waste product of biogas production systems. It contains plant nutrients and therefore important in improving land productivity. Large quantities of BS are being generated from various feedstocks, which ...
Genetic resistance of selected maize inbred lines to Striga hermonthica
(2018-10-15)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important food security crops in Uganda. It is annually cultivated on an area of 1,063,000 hectares representing 57% of the total area allocated to crop production. However, maize ...
Economic analysis of post-harvest losses in Tomato and Pumpkin supply chains in Central Uganda
(2018-12)
Tomatoes and pumpkins have remained a significant part of peoples’ daily diet in many households and the need for their commercial production is receiving increasing attention both nationally and globally. This study ...