Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. is an important leafy vegetable and grain legume in Uganda. Unlike in commercial agriculture, where variety mixtures are known to give higher and more stable yields, the performance of cowpea variety mixtures in subsistence agriculture is little known. Mixtures...
Okonya, J.
,
Maass, Brigitte L.
,
[Potential of cowpea variety mixtures to increase yield stability in subsistence agriculture: preliminary results]
,
Potential of cowpea variety mixtures to increase yield stability in subsistence agriculture: preliminary results
A breeding program to select low-mimosine lines of leucaena has been in progress since 1970. Selections were evaluated in two field trials at Lansdown. Although the low-mimosine selections did indeed have lower mimosine than the control cultivars, their dry matter yield was also inferior (about t...
Bray, RA
,
Hutton, EM
,
Beattie, WM
,
[Breeding Leucaena for low-mimosine: Field evaluation of selections]
,
Breeding Leucaena for low-mimosine: Field evaluation of selections
The value of intra- and interracial populations in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) needs to be determined in order to create useful genetic variation for maximizing gains from selection, broadening the genetic base of commercial cultivars, and making efficient use of available resources. Five...
Welsh, W
,
Bushuk, W
,
Roca, William M.
,
Singh, Shree P.
,
[Characterization of agronomic traits and markers of recombinant inbred lines from intra-and interracial populations of Phaseolus vulgaris L.]
,
Characterization of agronomic traits and markers of recombinant inbred lines from intra-and interracial populations of Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Reynolds, SG
,
[Contributions to yield, nitrogen fixation and transfer by local and exotic legumes in tropical grass-legume mixtures in Western Samoa]
,
Contributions to yield, nitrogen fixation and transfer by local and exotic legumes in tropical grass-legume mixtures in Western Samoa
Significant advances in increasing tolerance to the leafhopper Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moore in common bean have been obtained using a new breeding scheme where yield under leafhopper attack is the principal selection criterion in the evaluation of progenies. However, to further refine this bree...
Kornegay, Julia L.
,
Cardona, C.
,
[Development of an appropriate breeding scheme for tolerance to Empoasca kraemeri in common bean]
,
Development of an appropriate breeding scheme for tolerance to Empoasca kraemeri in common bean
The productivity and nutritive value of Chamaecrista rotundifolia cv. Wynn, Centrosema pascuorum cv. Cavalcade, Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Pucallpa and S. hamata cv. Verano as affected by single superphosphate fertilisation (SSP) and weed control were measured during the dry season in subhumid N...
Peters, Michael
,
Tarawali, Shirley A.
,
Alkamper, J.
,
[Dry season performance of four tropical pasture legumes in subhumid west Africa as influenced by superphosphate application and weed control]
,
Dry season performance of four tropical pasture legumes in subhumid west Africa as influenced by superphosphate application and weed control
Researchers worked with farmers in eastern Uganda to develop alternatives for soil management using crotalaria (Crotalaria ochroleuca), mucuna (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis), lablab (Dolichos lablab), and canavalia (Canavalia ensiformis) as green manures in short-term fallows. The participatory re...
Fischler, MA
,
Wortmann, Charles S.
,
[Green manures for maize-bean systems in eastern Uganda: Agronomic performance and farmers' perceptions]
,
Green manures for maize-bean systems in eastern Uganda: Agronomic performance and farmers' perceptions
Genotype x environment interactions, genotype response to environments and stability for seed yield of navy bean genotypes (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were studied. Sixteen genotypes were grown in a randomised complete block design with three replications at four locations in Ethiopia. Genotype x env...
Gebeyehu, S
,
Assefa, H.
,
[Genotype x environment interaction and stability analysis of seed yield in navy bean genotypes]
,
Genotype x environment interaction and stability analysis of seed yield in navy bean genotypes
Eighty-three F2-derived F8 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) randomly selected from a population (TY 8419) of two common bean genotypes (Pinto UI 114 x ICA Pijao), the two parents, and a control cultivar (Topcrop) were screened for their reaction to bean golden mosaic virus (BGMV) under glasshouse ...
Morales, Francisco José
,
Singh, Shree P.
,
[Breeding for resistance to bean golden mosaic virus in an interracial population of Phaseolus vulgaris L]
,
Breeding for resistance to bean golden mosaic virus in an interracial population of Phaseolus vulgaris L
Major challenges for combined use of organic and mineral nutrient sources in smallholder agriculture include variable type and quality of the resources, their limited availability, timing of their relative application and the proportions at which the two should be combined. Short-term nutrient su...
Mtambanengwe, F.
,
Mapfumo, Paul
,
Vanlauwe, Bernard
,
[Comparative short-term effects of different quality organic resources on maize productivity under two different environments in Zimbabwe]
,
Comparative short-term effects of different quality organic resources on maize productivity under two different environments in Zimbabwe