Working Document Series Open Access Effects of water stress on yield and yield components of selected African landrace tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) accessions and commercial varieties J. Ambuko · G.N. Chemining’wa · M. Waiti Drought stress is one of the major constraints to enhancement of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) productivity in Kenya. There exists a wide range of water stress tolerant tomato landraces in Africa that could be harnessed to improve the curr… RUF-39362 2018 CC BY 4.0 28 Jul 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Collection and morphological characterization of cassava landraces in Uganda Y. Baguma · G. Nakabonge · C. Samukoya On farm conservation by traditional farmers plays a major role in retaining genetic diversity of any crop. Collecting germplasm that had evolved over time on farmers’ fields is an important strategy to prevent genetic losses and also to ma… RUF-36304 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Oct 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Response of yam landraces and hybrid lines to nematode attack in Uganda Joseph. Mudiope Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major food crop in Africa and in Uganda, it is considered a famine-researve food crop. However, the crop faces a complex of constraints, especially susceptibility to nematodes and limited research attention. In an… RUF-35443 1998 CC BY 4.0 25 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Phenotypic Diversity of Ugandan Pigeonpea landraces and their Reaction to Fusarium wilt in Uganda R. Edema · C.M. Mukankusi · F. Okot This study characterised 68 pigeonpea accessions in terms of morphological traits and resistance to Fusarium wilt. Two broad phenotypic clusters were identified, and 16 appeared to possess some resistance to Fusarium wilt. RUF-31571 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2013
