Cassava is an appropriate commodity to feature in Africa’s future economic development. As the crop rapidly changes from a basic foodstuff to a source of income and employment for rural populations, there is a parallel need to increase productivity, marketing opportunities and profitability. This...
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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[Prospects for cassava breeding in subSaharan Africa in the next decade]
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Prospects for cassava breeding in subSaharan Africa in the next decade
Cassava is widely consumed in Africa where malnutrition is rampant; there is, therefore, a major effort to produce micronutrient biofortified cassava. Adoption of such cassava genotypes will largely depend on their agronomic performance, resistance to biotic stresses, and the stability of these t...
Ssemakula, G.N.
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Dixon, A.
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[Genotype X environment interaction, stability and agronomic performance of carotenoid-rich cassava clones]
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Genotype X environment interaction, stability and agronomic performance of carotenoid-rich cassava clones
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) growing in Uganda during 2001–2002 has been screened for the
presence of begomoviruses using PCR-RFLP, cloning full-length genomic components and
nucleotide sequence analysis. In contrast with a recent survey in neighbouring Kenya, which
identified three distinct strai...
Sserubombwe, W.S.
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Briddon, R.W.
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Baguma, Yona K.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Bull, S.E.
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Bua, A.
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Alicai, Titus
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Omongo, C.
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Otim-Nape, G.W.
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Stanley, J.
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[Diversity of begomoviruses associated with mosaic disease of cultivated cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and its wild relative (Manihot glaziovii Mull. Arg.) in Uganda]
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Diversity of begomoviruses associated with mosaic disease of cultivated cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and its wild relative (Manihot glaziovii Mull. Arg.) in Uganda
The International Institute of Tropical of Agriculture (IITA) established its East and Southern Africa Regional Research Centre (ESARC) in Uganda at the former Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Research Institute (NAARI), presently Namulonge Animal and Crops Research Institute (NaCRRI), to addres...
Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Dixon, A.
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Kanju, E.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Whyte, J.
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Obiero, H.
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Bigirimana, S.
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Gashaka, G.
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Lukombo, S.
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Mkamilo, G.S.
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Ndyetabula, I.
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Tata-Hangy, W.
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Otim Okello, F.
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Schofield, J.
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[Successful innovations and lessons learnt in cassava improvement and deployment by IITA in Eastern African Region]
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Successful innovations and lessons learnt in cassava improvement and deployment by IITA in Eastern African Region
In a bid to increase the number of genotypes reaching farmers, on-farm trials were conducted in 2001/2002 with the aim of increasing the number of genotypes available to farmers to be evaluated for performance, adaptation and acceptability. Twenty improved genotypes were planted in Lira, Nakasong...
Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Ojulong, H.
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Bua, A.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Kanobe, C.
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Whyte, J.
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[Evaluation of advanced cassava genotypes in Uganda]
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Evaluation of advanced cassava genotypes in Uganda
Rukarwa, R.
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Mukasa, S.
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Odongo, B.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Ghislain, M.
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[Identification of relevant non-target organisms exposed to weevil-resistant Bt sweetpotato in Uganda.]
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Identification of relevant non-target organisms exposed to weevil-resistant Bt sweetpotato in Uganda.
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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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
Uganda is among the African countries reported to be at high risk of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) with prevalence of VAD among children and women at 28 and 23%, respectively. Promoting orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) (Ipomoea batatas) rich in Vitamin A will play a significant role in combating VA...
Ssemakula, G.N.
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Niringiye, C.
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Otema, M.A.
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Kyalo, G.
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Namakula, J.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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[Evaluation and delivery of disease-resistant and micronutrientdense sweetpotato varieties to farmers in Uganda]
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Evaluation and delivery of disease-resistant and micronutrientdense sweetpotato varieties to farmers in Uganda