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Banana cv. Grand Nain is a newly released cultivar in Sudan with high yield potential and less sensitivity to cool temperature. There is a high demand for exporting this cultivar which will replace the widely grown banana cv. Dawarf Cavend…
Sources of resistance to A. flavus have been identified elsewhere but no such materials are currently available for use by the maize improvement program in Uganda. The goal of this study was to initiate breeding for resistance to the fungu…
Tomato production in Kenya has been a lucrative business for smallholder farmers who cannot afford huge capital to invest in other cash crops. It is a major source of household incomes and has created employment that has resulted in improv…
Prevalence of bean anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum was assessed in four agro-ecologies in Zambia. Subsequently, fungal isolates were tested for race specifically involving race differentials and DNA analysis using Simp…
Africa’s development will depend largely on three key factors; political stability, a vibrant agricultural sector and a pool of skilled, innovative and entrepreneural graduates able to spur innovations. This paper outlines the rationale fo…
In Uganda passion fruit woodiness disease (PWD) damages passion fruit, causing yield losses of 60-100%. This study aimed at detecting and screening yellow and sweet calabash passion fruit for resistance to PWD. Four viruses, namely, Cowpea…
Documented evidence indicates that maize is production is constrained by a number of a biotic and biotic stresses including Maize streak virus disease (MSVD). Therefore, a study was conducted to assess the reaction of 3 maize genotypes to …
There is a continent wide recognition that a productive agriculture is a key driver of national growth. But skilled professionals in agriculture are in short supply. Africa’s fastestgrowing and fastest-urbanising population is creating a “…
Poverty remains rampant in the dry districts of Kenya so that it has now become an important item on Kenya’s development agenda. The dry districts of Kenya receive low amounts of rainfall, which is also erratic. These regions are predomina…
There is inadequate knowledge on the form of soil organic carbon (SOC) pools and fluxes that are affected by land use change. Hence, there is a need to understand how soil organic carbon is affected by land use change and how these impacts…
The challenge to achieving household food security is a combination of biological, physical, and social factors. However, social factors, gender in particular, have received a cursory attention in adaptation studies. This study argues that…
Managing crop production risks associated with inter-annual climate variability and climate change has received insignificant attention in the semi-arid areas of Kenya. Against this backdrop, the potential impact of climate change on sorgh…
Soybean rust, Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a major threat to soybean production world-wide. In Uganda breeding for soybean rust resistance has taken priority over other objectives since the first disease rust outbreak in 1996. Three resistant …
This study determined the trend in carbon densities and stocks from major land uses/covers of semi arid and sub humid areas of Uganda. Carbon densities were estimated from soils and woody biomass pools of the major homogenous units in term…
Sweetpotato is cultivated worldwide as a valuable source of food. Weevils cause 60-100% loss of productivity. The present study aims at genetically transforming selected Ugandan sweetpotato cultivars with genes that confer resistance to we…
Fifty two single crosses were evaluated for resistance to Turcicum Leaf blight (TLB) and Maize Streak Virus (MSV) resistance across several locations in Uganda in 2009. The crosses were grown in 1-row plots with 2 replications. Subsequentl…
Sweetpotato production is greatly constrained by two weevil species; Cylas puncticollis and C. brunneus that cause yield losses of up to 80%. The use of resistant sweetpotato cultivars is the most sustainable strategy to control the weevil…
The objective of the study is to assess the costs and benefits of the key gendered climate change adaptation strategies used by farmers in Mbale and Soroti districts, two diverse areas in eastern Uganda and investigate their potential base…
This study determined effectiveness of pyramided Fusarium root rot (FRR) resistance genes and validated association of SSR PVBR87 marker with FRR resistance in common bean. A double cross (DC) involving four resistance sources was used to …
Climate change affects the ability of developing countries to achieve their poverty reduction and sustainable development strategies. Uganda was labeled among the most vulnerable countries to climate change risks. Rural farmers who depend …
This study, covering six provinces in Kenya, aims at establishing impact of climate change on food security and Kenya’s economy as a whole. Both primary and secondary data will be collected and analyzed using approaches such as the translo…
Banana is an important food and cash crop in Kenya. However, its cultivation is hindered by scarcity of seedlings, pests and diseases, among other factors. Naturally regenerated seedlings which most farmers rely on are likely to carry pest…
The main objective of this study was to develop maize genotypes that perform well under drought and low-nitrogen stresses. Twelve parents were crossed in a half-diallel mating design. The resultant F1 hybrids were evaluated in four environ…
To improve on low yields of rainfed agriculture which are a result of soil degradation, low fertility and low moisture levels in semi-arid areas and increased climatic variability due to climate change, conservation agriculture (CA) is bei…
Modern maize varieties and hybrids possess improved agronomic performance and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. However, breeding for the traits that contribute to resistance to post harvest pests have not been given due attention.…
