Journal articles Open Access Heritability, combining ability and inheritance of storage root dry matter in yam beans R. Agaba · W. Grüneberg · R. O. M. Mwanga · J. Ndirigwe +4 more Storage root dry matter content (RDM) is central to the improvement of consumer and industrial attributes of root crops. Yam bean (Pachyrhizus species) is a legume root crop newly introduced in Uganda, but its adoption may be constrained b… RUF-37402 2017 CC BY 4.0 10 Apr 2018
Journal articles Open Access Nature of resistance of cowpea Alectra vogelii infestation D.M Lungu · Ally. Mbwando · L. Tembo · G.M. Tryphone Alectra vogelii (benth) is parasitic weed which causes significant yield reductions in cowpea (Vigna unguiculataWalp) in Africa. The objective of this study was to identify the type of gene action controlling the trait for resistance to Al… RUF-36588 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Feb 2017
Journal articles Open Access Combining ability and heterosis of selected grain and forage dual purpose sorghum genotypes S. Chikuta · F. Kabi · T.L. Odong · Patrick Rubaihayo Sorghum is an important food and feed source in mixed crop-livestock production systems where its dual usage is a preferred option, especially among the resource poor small-scale farmers. Attempts to improve fodder quality traits in maize … RUF-36554 2017 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Gene action of selected grain and forage dual purpose sorghum genotypes S. Chikuta · F. Kabi · T.L. Odong · P. Rubaihayo Sorghum is an important food and feed source in mixed crop-livestock production systems where its dual usage is a preferred option, especially among the resource poor small-scale farmers. This study was undertaken to estimate the combining… RUF-36274 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Combining ability among interspecific (G. hirsutum x G. barbadense) and mutation derived lines of cotton in fiber quality and agronomic traits N. Bbebe · D.M Lungu · B.M. Siamasonta Zambia’s cotton has had a very good reputation on the international market for a long time. In order to maintain this reputation, the cotton Development Trust of Zambia continues to evaluate germplasm for suitable parents. In this study, t… RUF-34409 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Combining ability and gene action in a diallel cross of eight sesame genotypes P. Gibson · W Okello-Anyanga · P.R. Rubaihayo · P. Tukamuhabwa An 8 x 8 diallel cross mating design with the parents and F1s excluding the reciprocals was used to estimate gene action and combining ability analysis for yield and some yield components in sesame (Sesamum indicum). These genotypes were e… RUF-34073 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Development of Dual-Purpose Sorghum for Grain and Forage S. Chikuta · P. Okori Sorghum varieties have been developed specifically for grain, forage or stem sugar but not for dual-purpose combining grain and forage use. Dual-purpose varieties could be beneficial to the resource-poor farmers by providing grain for huma… RUF-31508 2012 CC BY 4.0 5 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Genetic Analysis of Resistance to Rice Bacterial Blight in Uganda P. Gibson · J. Lamo · R.O. Onasanya · Y. Séré Rice bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae) is a major constraint to rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in Uganda and as part of strategies to develop resistant cultivars, it is important to evaluate resistance of commonly used cul… RUF-31413 2012 CC BY 4.0 24 Sep 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Determination of the Heterotic Groups of Maize Inbred Lines and the Inheritance of their 99 Resistance to the Maize Weevil G. Asea · P. Gibson · M. Gafishi Kanyamasoro · J. Karungi Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) is a major maize (Zea mays L) storage insect pest in the tropics. Fifty-two inbred lines developed for weevil resistance were crossed to two testers, A and B, to determine their heterotic group… RUF-31406 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2013
