Working Document Series Open Access Signaling and cross-talk between Salicylic Acid and Abscisic Acid phytohormones on Net Blotch, Aluminium toxicity and drought stresses in barley S. Gyawali · J.O. Ochuodho · N.K. Rop · J.O. Were Varying levels of abscisic acid and salicylic acid whose effects can be antagonistic or synergistic are produced by plants including barley under stress conditions. This scenario has not been explored in details and scientifically document… RUF-38630 2018 CC BY 4.0 7 Sep 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Analysis of agro-morphologic diversity of Zambian sesame (Sesamum indicum (l.)) landraces G. Munkombwe · M. Mwala · D. Nguni Twenty-eight sesame landraces were grown in the field at Mt Makulu Research Station during the 2013/14 cropping season and agro-morphological variation estimated based on 24 morphologic and agronomic descriptors. The landraces were obtaine… RUF-38626 2018 CC BY 4.0 4 Sep 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Effect of seed source on crop establishment, bacterial blight intensity, grain and dry matter yield in Cowpeas Most cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) farmers use informal seed. The quality of this seed is unknown and thus crop establishment and performance is often uncertain. A study was conducted during the 2016 short rains in Makueni County in Ke… RUF-38588 CC BY 4.0 25 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access The nutrient diversity of baobab Adansonia digitata L. across different geographic zones in Eastern Africa J. Chepngeno · W. Owino Food and nutrition insecurity is a common occurrence in arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa, with communities resorting to wild foods and forest products such as baobab in times of scarcity, to derive energy and nutrition. The… RUF-38573 2018 CC BY 4.0 19 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Influence of crop age on nutritional quality of fresh roots from popular coastal Kenyan cassava varieties G. O. Abong · C. K. Katama · M. W. Okoth · S. Shibairo Cassava is an important crop in coastal Kenya commonly harvested at 12 months after planting but earlier during food shortages. Effect of early harvesting on root quality has not been well established. Varieties Tajirika, Karembo and Kiban… RUF-38566 2018 CC BY 4.0 19 Aug 2020
Journal articles Open Access Camel forage variety in the Karamoja subregion, Uganda D. Aleper · A. Egeru · J. Namaalwa · J.B. Salamula Camels have the potential to increase the resilience of pastoral communities to the impacts of climate variability and change. Despite this potential, there is limited documentation of the camel forage species, their availability and distr… RUF-36681 2017 CC BY 4.0 25 Apr 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Application of molecular markers for biodiversity and taxonomy studies in legume tree species from the miombo woodlands, Niassa Natioanl Reserve, Mozambique L. F. Goulão · I. Maquia · N. S. Ribeiro · A. I. Ribeiro de Barros Miombo is one of the most important types of vegetation of southern Africa covering about 70% of the region. This ecosystem has an immeasurable socio-economic and environmental value. However, its stability is increasingly being threatened… RUF-34269 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of trends in crop type and land cover change using GIS in Yatta sub-county, Kenya G. N. Karuku · V. M. Kathumo · B. A. Liavoga · R.N. Onwonga +2 more Assessment of the distribution and dynamics of vegetation using remote sensing techniques and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have proven to be efficient tools in monitoring agricultural activities as they provide methods for analys… RUF-34258 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
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
