Understanding the nature and extent of association between yield and yield related traits is the prerequisite study for any underutilized crop improvements of sustainable genetic enhancement. However, there is a lack of sufficient information on seed yield and related trait correlation and path c...
Walle, T.
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Mekbib, F.
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Amsalu, B.
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Gedil, M.
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[Correlation and path coefficient analyses of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) landraces in Ethiopia]
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Correlation and path coefficient analyses of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) landraces in Ethiopia
Maize, the main dietary staple in Kenya, is one of the crops most susceptible to contamination by aflatoxin. To understand sources of aflatoxin contamination for home grown maize, we collected 789 maize samples from smallholder farmers’ fields in Eastern and South Western, two regions in Kenya re...
Mahuku, George S.
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Nzioki, H.S.
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Mutegi, C.
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Kanampiu, F.
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Narrod, C.
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Makumbi, Dan
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[Pre-harvest management is a critical practice for minimizing aflatoxin contamination of maize]
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Pre-harvest management is a critical practice for minimizing aflatoxin contamination of maize
Mechanization is currently experiencing a revival in agricultural research and development, with a new emphasis on equity and sustainability. This study evaluates the introduction of forage chopper machines in seven villages in northern Tanzania from a farmer's perspective. Data collected through...
Fischer, Gundula
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Wittich, S.
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Malima, G.
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Sikumba, Gregory N.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Ngunga, D.
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Rugalabam, J.
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[Gender and mechanization: exploring the sustainability of mechanized forage chopping in Tanzania]
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Gender and mechanization: exploring the sustainability of mechanized forage chopping in Tanzania
Sigatoka leaf diseases are a major constraint to banana production. A survey was conducted in Tanzania and Uganda to assess the distribution of Pseudocercospora species and severity of Sigatoka leaf diseases. Pseudocercospora species were identified using species‐specific primers. Sigatoka‐like l...
Kimunye, J.N.
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Were, E.
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Mussa, F.
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Tazuba, A.
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Jomanga, K.
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Viljoen, A.
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Swennen, R.
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Muthoni, F.K.
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Mahuku, G.
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[Distribution of Pseudocercospora species causing Sigatoka leaf diseases of banana in Uganda and Tanzania]
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Distribution of Pseudocercospora species causing Sigatoka leaf diseases of banana in Uganda and Tanzania
Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn were evaluated in on-going comparison experiments on organic and conventional farming systems at two trial sites in the Central Highlands of Kenya (Chuka and Thika). The farming systems were established in 2007 at two input levels: Low input level, ...
Anyango, J.J.
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Bautze, D.
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Lagat, Z.O.
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Muriuki, A.W.
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Stöckli, S.
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Onyambu, G.K.
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Musyoka, M.W.
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Karanja, E.N.
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Adamtey, N.
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[Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn under organic and conventional farming systems in the Central Highlands of Kenya]
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Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn under organic and conventional farming systems in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Here, we report a method to clean cassava plants from viral infections that cause cassava mosaic and brown streak diseases in Africa. Infected plants of resistant or tolerant varieties from Malawi, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were cleaned in the UK using a combination of tissue culture...
Maruthi, M.N.
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Whitfield, E.C.
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Otti, G.
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Tumwegamire, Silver
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Kanju, E.
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Legg, J.P.
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Mkamilo, G.
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Kawuki, R.
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Benesi, I.
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Zacarias, A.
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Munga, T.
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Mwatuni, F.
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Mbugua, E.
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[A method for generating virus-free cassava plants to combat viral disease epidemics in Africa]
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A method for generating virus-free cassava plants to combat viral disease epidemics in Africa
Soybean is an exotic crop to Ethiopia and may not necessarily have a specific endosymbiont in the soil. However, since it is a promiscuous host, nodulated by cross nodulating rhizobia, it is likely that some compatible endosymbionts exist from heterologous hosts that could nodulate it with effect...
Abera, Y.
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Masso, C.
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Assefa, F.
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[Phenotypic, host range and symbiotic characteristics of indigenous soybean nodulating rhizobia from Ethiopian soils]
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Phenotypic, host range and symbiotic characteristics of indigenous soybean nodulating rhizobia from Ethiopian soils
Improving fertilizer use efficiency has remained a challenge, particularly for small-scale farming in undulating ‘abnormal’ landscapes of East Africa. Milne's 1930s concept on ‘Catena’ was considered as a breakthrough in understanding soil variability and its implication on productivity in East A...
Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] breeding is important for food security and health in East Africa (EA), and a breeding platform in Uganda provides national researchers and breeders in EA with true seed. Our objectives were to characterize
genetic relationships among parental material used ...
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by cassava brown streak ipomoviruses (CBSIs), has become the most debilitating biotic stress to cassava production in East and Central Africa. Lack of CBSD-resistant varieties has necessitated the search for alternative control measures. Most smallholde...
Shirima, R.R.
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Maeda, D.G.
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Kanju, E.E.
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Tumwegamire, Silver
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Ceasar, G.
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Mushi, E.
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Sichalwe, C.
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Mtunda, K.
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Mkamilo, G.
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Legg, J.
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[Assessing the degeneration of cassava under high-virus inoculum conditions in coastal Tanzania]
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Assessing the degeneration of cassava under high-virus inoculum conditions in coastal Tanzania