Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"
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A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm
Publicado 2015“…Between 2012 and 2015, 150 researchers, research managers, gene bank managers, extension agents, university professors and staff of non-government organizations from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe acquired new knowledge and skills about the use of climate and crop modelling tools and data sources including the climate analogue tool introduced through the CGIAR research programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). …”
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Partnerships for enhancing market-led innovation processes-experiences and lessons from IPMS Ethiopia
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Evaluation of a lateral flow device for in-field detection of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt and its application in tracking the systemicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
Publicado 2016“…Studies on the systemicity of Xcm in banana were carried out using the BXW - LFD in a field trial of 300 banana plants of Pisang Awak inoculated with the Xcm at Kiifu Forest, Mukono District, Uganda. Pseudo-stem samples from symptomatic and asymptomatic suckers were collected and tested with the LFD and the results compared with conventional PCR using the GspDm BXW primers. …”
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Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa
Publicado 2016“…The objective of this study was to determine and validate the ploidy level of 120 banana accessions in the ex situ germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa, located in Mbarara, Uganda. Flow cytometric analysis of the nuclear DNA content was used to determine the ploidy level of the accessions. …”
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First detection of rotavirus group C in asymptomatic pigs of smallholder farms in East Africa
Publicado 2017“…Fecal samples collected from asymptomatic pigs in smallholder swine farms in Kenya and Uganda were screened for the presence of group C rotaviruses (RVC) using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. …”
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Screenhouse and field persistence of nonpathogenic endophytic Fusarium oxysporum in Musa tissue culture plants
Publicado 2008“…Two major biotic constraints to highland cooking banana (Musa spp., genome group AAA-EA) production in Uganda are the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus and the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis. …”
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Population dynamics of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) parasitoids on cassava mosaic disease resistant and susceptible varieties
Publicado 2006“…Three field trials were conducted at Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute to investigate the population dynamics of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius and its associated aphelinid parasitoids in Uganda. Results showed that more whitefly occurred on the cassava mosaic disease-resistant variety, (Nase 4) compared to the susceptible variety, (Ebwanatereka). …”
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Genetic diversity among East African highland bananas for female fertility
Publicado 2005“…There are 84 distinct cultivars of highland bananas (Musa spp.) in Uganda, grouped in five clone sets and it is not known which among these are female fertile. …”
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Ploidy and genome composition of Musa germplasm at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Publicado 2006“…This study determined the ploidy levels and genome composition of the Musa germplasm collection, constituting over 300 accessions, at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Nigeria and Uganda. Flow cytometric analysis of nuclear DNA content was used to estimate ploidy levels, while genome composition was ascertained with RAPD markers that are specific for the A and B genomes of Musa. …”
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Response of East African highland bananas and hybrids to Radopholus similis
Publicado 2005“…This study evaluates the host response of the most commonly grown East African highland bananas in Uganda. Also, the host responses of diploid hybrids and East African highland banana derived hybrids, including tetraploids and secondary triploids, were evaluated. …”
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Genetic diversity among East African highland bananas for female fertility
Publicado 2005“…There are 84 distinct cultivars of highland bananas (Musa spp.) in Uganda, grouped in five clone sets and it is not known which among these are female fertile. …”
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Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
Publicado 2005“…The effect of covering post-harvest banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) oviposition levels was investigated at three locations, Sendusu, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and Ntungamo district of southwestern Uganda. In the first experiment oviposition levels were assessed in a banana system comprising growing plants and residues. …”
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African cassava mosaic disease
Publicado 2008“…Rapid spread of a recombinant strain, East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda (EACMV-UG), has been associated with a pandemic of unusually severe CMD, which has affected much of East and Central Africa, leading to production losses of 47%, equivalent to nearly 14 million tonnes. …”
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Multi-level participatory approaches to mobilize dietary diversity for improved infant and young child feeding in banana-based agri-food systems of rural East Africa
Publicado 2018“…Banana is an important livelihood and food security crop for millions in Uganda. Preliminary surveys indicate that some banana cultivars, currently less commonly grown and consumed in East Africa, could substantially contribute to vitamin A intake of children 6–59 months. …”
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security - Plan of Work and Budget 2019
Publicado 2019“…On the other hand, there is a significant increase in bilateral-supported investment for research and scaled implementation of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, with a focus on making value chains and private sector engagement climate-smart. …”
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Report of the Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group to CGIAR International Centers Week 1999
Publicado 1999“…State of the Art paper being prepared for the November 1999 workshop on impact assessment in Entebbe, UgandaThe IAEG Policy for Data Sharing and Publications is provided as an annex.Agenda document at the CGIAR meeting of October 1999.…”
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Early screening of cassava for resistance to rootknot nematodes
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First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an alien invasive pest on maize in India
Publicado 2018“…Phylogenetic analysis has revealed that FAW clustered with Florida (rice strain), Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda on maize. India predominantly being a tropical country favours high rate of multiplication round the year and its high pestiferous nature poses a formidable challenge to Indian agriculture warranting immediate action before it assumes a serious proportion.…”
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How important are supermarkets for the diets of the urban poor in Africa?
Publicado 2019“…This article analyzes the diets and food purchase patterns of poor urban consumers in Kenya and Uganda. Representative data were collected from households in the slums of Nairobi and Kampala. …”
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