Working Document Series Open Access Occurrence and effect of fall armyworm on maize production in Arapai Sub-County, Soroti District, Eastern Uganda B. Bua · A. Ocwa · N. Opila Maize (Zea mays L) is ranked among the top three crops cultivated and consumed after bananas and cassava in Uganda. However, maize production is currently endangered by the fall armyworm (FAW) outbreak, which if not controlled causes enorm… RUF-39340 2018 CC BY 4.0 27 Jul 2021
Journal articles Open Access Effect of harvesting time on groundnut yield and yield components in Northern Mozambique Emmanuel Jnr. Zuza Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important legume crop in Mozambique which is grown for food as well as cash. It’s an indeterminate growth habit and below the ground nature of fruiting makes it difficult to determine the … RUF-37216 2017 CC BY 4.0 29 Sep 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Yield loss and spread patterns of sweet potato virus disease in areas around the Lake Victoria Crescent of Uganda Milly Nambogga Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD), the main disease constraint to sweet potato production in the area within the Lake Victoria Crescent (LVC), was first reported in Uganda in 1944 and since then, the disease has been reported to cause cons… RUF-35387 2004 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of groundnut yield loss due to the groundnut leaf miner, Aproaerema modicella infestation in Mozambique M. Botao · D. Cugala · L. Santos · A. Sidumo +1 more The groundnut leaf miner, Aproaerema modicella Deventer (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is an invasive alien Asian species in Mozambique. A. modicella was reported for the first time in 1998 in Uganda. In Mozambique, Groundnut leaf miner was f… RUF-34364 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Field Screening of Bread Wheat for Partial Sources of Resistance to Stem Rust S. Bhavani · P. Njau · F.M. Nzuve · G. Tusiime The stem rust Puccinia graminis tritici race ug99 (TTKSK) and its variants results into wheat grain losses ranging from 70- 100%. This study was set up at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Njoro to identify sources of parti… RUF-31552 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2013
