Increasing organic matter/carbon contents of soils is one option proposed to offset climate change inducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, under the auspices of the UNFCC Paris Agreement. One of the complementary practices to sequester carbon in soils on decadal time scales is amending it with b...
Roobroeck, D.
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Hood‐Nowotny, R.
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Nakubulwa, D.
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Tumuhairwe, J.B.
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Mwanjalolo, M.J.G.
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Ndawula, I.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Biophysical potential of crop residues for biochar carbon sequestration, and co-benefits, in Uganda]
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Biophysical potential of crop residues for biochar carbon sequestration, and co-benefits, in Uganda
Use of inorganic fertilizer is an essential practice to optimize crop productivity in the poor fertility soils in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has been linked to high cost of crop production, contamination of surface and/or ground water by nitrate leaching and eutrophication of surface water by pho...
Mukhongo, Ruth Wilhem
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Tumuhairwe, J.B.
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Ebanyat, Peter
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AbdelGadir, AbdelAziz H.
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Thuita, Moses N.
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Masso, C.
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[Production and use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculum in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and ways of improving]
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Production and use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculum in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and ways of improving
Knowledge of the mode of inheritance of a trait can be a powerful decision-making tool in a breeding program, as
it helps predicting selection gain, defining breeding strategy and choosing parental lines. This study aimed at
estimating genetic parameters to infer the mode of inheritance of promis...
Agoyi, E.E.
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Mohammed, K.E.
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Odong, T.L.
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Tumuhairwe, J.B.
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Chigeza, G.
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Tukamuhabwa, Phinehas
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[Mode of inheritance of promiscuous nodulation and combining abilities in soybean genotypes]
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Mode of inheritance of promiscuous nodulation and combining abilities in soybean genotypes
Background
Understanding factors influencing the expression of a trait is key in designing a breeding program. Genotype by environment interaction has great influence on most quantitative traits. Promiscuous nodulation is a trait of importance for soybean production in Africa, because of the soil...
Agoyi, E.E.
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Odong, T.L.
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Tumuhairwe, J.B.
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Chigeza, G.
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Diers, B.W.
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[Genotype by environment effects on promiscuous nodulation in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill)]
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Genotype by environment effects on promiscuous nodulation in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill)
Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] yields currently stand at 4.5 t ha−1 on smallholder farms in Uganda, despite the attainable yield (45–48 t ha−1) of NASPOT 11 cultivar comparable to the potential yield (45 t ha−1) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). On-farm field experiments were conducted for two...