Theses & Dissertations

Geofrey. Lubadde

In Uganda, Coffee is a major export crop with robusta coffee forming the greater bulk of the coffee export, However, production is constrained by coffee wilt disease (tracheomycosis) caused by Fusarium xylarioides Steyaert. The disease was…

RUF-35395 2004 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

A. Wasukira

The aim of this study was to identify infection avenues of the fungus Fusarium Xylarioides and subsequent pathogen development within coffee tissues. Two commercial clonal varieties robusta coffee 1s/3, 257/53, one arabica (SL14) at 4 mont…

RUF-35393 2004 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

F. Ssegujja

Commercial urban farming in Kampala is greatly challenged by inability to access agricultural information and agricultural department's lack of knowledge on farmers' information needs. In addition absence of designated areas for agricultur…

RUF-35392 2011 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

Grace. Abalo

High yielding potato (Solanum tuberosum) genotypes with good levels of resistance to late blight were identified at Kalengyere Research Station in southwestern Uganda. The yield stability of these genotypes, however, remains uncertain. F…

RUF-35391 2001 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

R. Kawuki

Currently, Uganda is experiencing a severe out break of soybean rust (phakopsora pachyrhizi sydow), a disease previously unknown in the country until 1996. As part of national efforts to contain the epidemic, three studies were conducted; …

RUF-35390 2002 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

George Kimoone

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) yield in Uganda averages 7 t ha-!, which compares poorly with the on-station production (>25 t ha-!) This study evaluated the performance of eight elite and two local potato genotypes under farmer conditions i…

RUF-35388 2003 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

Milly Nambogga

Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD), the main disease constraint to sweet potato production in the area within the Lake Victoria Crescent (LVC), was first reported in Uganda in 1944 and since then, the disease has been reported to cause cons…

RUF-35387 2004 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

Ruth Kaggwa

A field experiment was carried out at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) during 2003B and 2004A cropping seasons to generate passport data on agronomic performance of 155 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) c…

RUF-35385 2004 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

M.K.N. Ochwo-Ssemakula

Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary isolates were recovered from late blight infected leaf samples collected from the districts of Kisoro, Kabale, Mbale and Mbarara in the Eastern and Western highlands of Uganda in 2001. Genetic analysi…

RUF-35382 2002 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

B. Bua

Experiments were carried out at Kabanyolo and Namulonge to (a) determine the level of seed infection and ability of cowpea seeds to transmit Xanthomonas campestris pv vignicola, (b) determine the most suitable techniques for inoculating co…

RUF-35381 1996 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

H. N. Opolot

This study evaluated the effect of integrating synthetic and botanical pesticide sprays in the management of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) field and storage pests. Cypermethrin (Ambush CY 5% EC) and unitary crude concoctions of tobacco (Nicot…

RUF-35379 2004 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

G. Tusiime

Studies were conducted for three seasons to screen 26 potato genotypes for resistance to bacterial wilt, study the occurence of latent infection in potato seed tubers and common weeds on hihland Uganda; and characterise isolates of the bac…

RUF-35378 1997 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

A. Egeru

Livestock herding is an important undertaking in rangeland areas of East Africa. These regions are characterized by climate variability that affects the availability of key livestock production resources especially forage and water. This s…

RUF-35377 2014 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

Kumbukani Mzengereza

Modern fish culture requires the reduction of the cost of feeds which can partly be achieved by minimal use of dietary animal protein. This study assessed the nutritional potential of locally available plant based feedstuffs from Mpamba EP…

RUF-35376 2015 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

J. Nalunkuuma

Besides soil replenishment through manure application , the zero grazing production system also contributes towards smallholders' standards of living and poverty reduction. Its benefits are many and substantial; in western Kenya, the lives…

RUF-35374 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Juma William Yabeja

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is one of the general linear models used to nearly unimaginable range of problems in many different disciplines and has been a fundamental method used by plant pathologists and other researchers for analysis of…

RUF-35373 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Joseph Mphatso Mkanthama

One major outcome of the challenges in rice production in Tanzania is low yield. One intervention to help improve rice yield is adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). However, little information exists about farmers’ awareness of G…

RUF-35372 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Ismail Mohamed Ismail Maryoud

Supermarkets are expanding rapidly in Africa and particularly in Kenya. As they consolidate and increase their market share, they may be large enough to exert market power and may have both negative and positive impacts on the suppliers an…

RUF-35370 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim Abdelfadeel

Climate change and/or variability are expected to affect water availability as well as the techniques of water harvesting. The main objective of this study was to investigate factors affecting adoption of rainwater harvesting techniques in…

RUF-35369 2012 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Verrah Akinyi Otiende

The nature and form of collective action varies. It is contextually specific and may change over time. It arises when individuals jointly tackle constraints, make decisions and achieve outcomes with mutual benefit. Strong and vibrant small…

RUF-35364 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Henry Mokua Momanyi

In a study about the factors that contributed to the risk of aflatoxin contamination of peanuts in the Peanut CRSP project in Kenya, contingency table analysis (Pearson’s chi-square) was used to analyze a large mixed data set from a survey…

RUF-35363 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Samuel Murachia Kamau

Multi-locational data on medium duration pigeonpea varieties in Eastern and Southern Africa was analyzed for genotype performance. The objective was to utilize multi-locational data to identify superior genotypes. The study also aimed at r…

RUF-35361 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Gregory Ndwandwa Sikumba

The cost of feed is one of the major constraints to dairy cattle production in sub-Saharan Africa. East Africa dairy development project is promoting several feed technologies for dairy cattle in order to reduce costs and increase milk pro…

RUF-35357 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Gabriel Otieno Okello

Dose-response studies in arthropod research usually involve observing and collecting successive information at different times on the same group of organisms (insects) exposed to different concentrations of stimulus such as botanical extra…

RUF-35355 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Esther Nthambi Nthuku

About 70% of child deaths in the community occur at home caused by preventable or easily curable diseases like malaria, diarrhea and malnutrition. The government of Kenya came up with a plan referred to as Community Health Strategy in 2006…

RUF-35354 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015