Working Document Series Open Access Women Participatory Evaluation of Video Impact Using Sustainable Livelihood Approach P. Lebailly · P. Van Mele · J. Wanvoeke · E. Zossou Parboiling is an important rice processing activity that generates income for many rural women. Using the sustainable livelihoods framework to evaluate the impact of a farmer-to-farmer video on the improved rice parboiling technology, wome… RUF-31477 2012 CC BY 4.0 2 Oct 2013
Journal articles Open Access Field Performance and Quality Traits of Hot Pepper Genotypes in Uganda V. Nsabiyera · M. Ochwo-Ssemakula · P. Sseruwagi Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) is increasingly an important economic crop in Uganda that requires attention for increased production. Genotypes with superior growth, quality and yield traits are crucial for use in pepper cultivar improvement… RUF-31450 2012 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2013
Journal articles Open Access Proliferation and Shoot Recovery among the East African Highland Banana G. Arinaitwe · P. Gibson · C. Lugolobi · S.B. Mukasa +2 more Production of East African highland banana (EA-AAA banana) (Musa spp.) is limited by scarcity of planting materials, attributable to their low natural proliferation ability. Under natural field conditions, the EA-AAA bananas greatly differ… RUF-31440 2012 CC BY 4.0 29 Sep 2013
Journal articles Open Access Genetic Diversity among Farmer-Preferred Cassava Landraces in Uganda Y. Baguma · M.E. Ferguson · P. Gibson · J.W. Harvey +2 more Understanding of genetic diversity among a breeding population is an important requirement for crop improvement as it allows for the selection of diverse parental combinations and formation of heterotic pools for genetic gain. This study w… RUF-31424 2012 CC BY 4.0 28 Sep 2013
Journal articles Open Access Diffusion and Adoption of New Rice Varieties for Africa (Nerica) in the Gambia A. Diagne · L. Dibba · S.C. Fialor · F. Nimoh Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important cereal crops cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is ranked as the fourth most important crop in terms of production after sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), maize (Zea mays) and millet (Eleus… RUF-31401 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2013
Journal articles Open Access Inheritance of Resistance to Turcicum Leaf Blight in Sorghum A.M. Ali · M.M. Beshir · P. Okori Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) has global socio-economic importance and is as model plant species for many tropical grasses with complex genomes. It is frequently devastated by Turcicum leaf blight, caused by Exserohilum turcicum, leading to co… RUF-31396 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Capacity-Building for Common Bean Improvement in sub-Saharan Africa Mukankusi Clare Mugisha None RUF-31311 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 Jul 2013
