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 by low RDM. The objective of this study was to investigate ...
This paper adopts a feminist approach to analyse how processes of scaling up of technologies to promote adoption can reinforce or reduce gender inequalities. It focuses on sweetpotato vine multiplication in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi, and uses data from focus group discussions and ...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Mdege, N.
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Chevo, T.
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Abidin, P.E.
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[Scaling up of sweetpotato vine multiplication technologies in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi: A gender analysis.]
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Scaling up of sweetpotato vine multiplication technologies in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi: A gender analysis.
The genetic relationships among 192 superior, high-yielding, and disease-resistant sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] accessions from the Ugandan germplasm collection were analyzed using 10 fluorescent labeled simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Relatedness among the genotypes was estimated...
In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 40% of children under five years of age suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Among several interventions in place to address vitamin A deficiency is biofortification, breeding vitamin A into key staple crops. Staple crops biofortified with beta-carotene, the precurso...
Low, J.W.
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Ball, A.
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Magezi, S.
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Njoku, J.
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Tomlins, Keith I.
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Dove, R.
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Mourik, T. V.
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Andrade, M.I.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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[Sweet potato development and delivery in sub-saharan Africa]
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Sweet potato development and delivery in sub-saharan Africa
The amount of genotypic and phenotypic variability that exists in a species is
important for selection and initiating breeding programs. Yam bean is grown locally in
tropical countries of the Americas and Asia for their tasty storage roots, which usually
have low dry matter content. The crop was ...
Okonya, J.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Syndikus, K.
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Kroschel, J.
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[Insect pests of sweetpotato in Uganda: farmers' perceptions of their importance and control practices.]
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Insect pests of sweetpotato in Uganda: farmers' perceptions of their importance and control practices.
Niringiye, C.S.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Namakula, J.
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Kigozi, C.B.
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Alajo, A.
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Mpembe, I.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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[Evaluation of promising sweet potato clones in selected agro ecological zones of Uganda.]
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Evaluation of promising sweet potato clones in selected agro ecological zones of Uganda.
Yada, B.
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Tukamuhabwa, Phinehas
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Alajo, A.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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[Field evaluation of Ugandan sweetpotato germplasm for yield, dry matter and disease resistance.]
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Field evaluation of Ugandan sweetpotato germplasm for yield, dry matter and disease resistance.
Yada, B.
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Brown-Guedira, Gina
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Alajo, A.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Yencho, G.C.
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[Simple sequence repeat marker analysis of genetic diversity among progeny of a biparental mapping population of sweetpotato]
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Simple sequence repeat marker analysis of genetic diversity among progeny of a biparental mapping population of sweetpotato