Working Document Series Open Access Measuring Maize (Zea mays L.) Genetic Coefficients for Modeling Water-Limited Potential Yield and Yield Gaps in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania: An Overview S.K. Mourice · A. Nyambilila · C.L. Rweyemamu · S. Tumbo This research establishes observed data for validating an artificial neural network model for estimating the cultivar coefficients for the popular maize varieties in Tanzania. The genetic coefficients are fundamental in calibrating the DSS… RUF-31925 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Determinants of Adoption of Butternut Squash (Cucurbita moschata) Farming among Small-holders in Suba District, Kenya H.N. Isaboke · P. Mshenga · B.K. Mutai · M. Saidi Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) is an emerging economic crop in Kenya with ready market and high nutritional value. Despite this, its adoption as a major cash crop in Suba District has remained low. The aim of the study was to invest… RUF-31915 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Age and Growth of the Nile Perch, Lates Niloticus L. in Lake Victoria, Uganda L.J. Chapman · W.N. Nkalubo This research determined age and growth of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) from Lake Victoria commercial catches using transverse-sectioned sagittal otoliths. Marginal increment analysis of the otoliths indicated bimodal deposition of annuli … RUF-31869 2012 CC BY 4.0 11 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Influence of soil moisture levels and packaging on postharvest qualities of tomato J.N. Aguyoh · A.M. Opiyo · C.I. Sibomana Plants respond to reduced soil water availability without experiencing any detectable change in shoot-water relations. The tomato seedlings (cv. ‘Moneymaker’) were planted in plastic pots under greenhouse conditions under five different so… RUF-31863 2012 CC BY 4.0 11 May 2014
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Tree Attribute Ranking and Phenology Study: Farmers’ Knowledge of Trees Commonly Found on Coffee Farms Bordering Mabira Forest Reserve in Mukono District, Uganda Muchelo Ronald Omeli The potential of trees in agroforestry coffee systems to provide goods and services is increasingly recognized as important in improving local livelihoods and reducing the pressure on existing forest resources. There is a lack of informati… RUF-31742 2011 CC BY 4.0 9 Apr 2014
Project reports Open Access The 2011 Results of the E-learning Capability Survey in RUFORUM Member Universities Nodumo Dhlamini In 2011 RUFORUM carried out an e-learning capability survey in the 29 member universities. Survey Monkey was used to solicit responses from the 29 member universities. A modified version of the E-learning Maturity Model was used. Marshall … RUF-31717 2011 CC BY 4.0 18 Mar 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD Plant Breeding and Biotechnology This is a regional program for students from Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. It is taught at Makerere University in Uganda. Investing in plant breeding is a matter of urgency because of the diverse needs of the Africa’s farming co… RUF-31675 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD in Dryland Resource Management This is a regional program for Eastern and Southern Africa, which is offered at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Africa faces the challenge of ensuring sustainable manage-ment of Dryland resources. Consequently there is need to build c… RUF-31674 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Improvement of Sorghum for Tolerance to Stress and Increased Production and Utilisation in Kenya S. Gudu · P. Kisinyo Oloo · J. Ochuodho Onyango · J.R. Okalebo +4 more Sorghum is an important food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa, including eastern Africa but grain yields are very low. This is due to the many stresses it goes through during production in addition to use of unimproved genotypes. The ob… RUF-31523 2012 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Reaction of Rice Cultivars to a Virulent Rice Yellow Mottle Virus Strain in Uganda R. Edema · P. Gibson · J. Lamo · M.L. Mogga Rice (Oryza spp.) has long been an important food staple for many traditional rice growing communities. Key developments in efforts to improve rice production such as the development of NERICA varieties have been widely recognised. Nonethe… RUF-31434 2012 CC BY 4.0 28 Sep 2013
