Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Genotype by environment effects on promiscuous nodulation in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) por Agoyi, E.E., Odong, Thomas L., Tumuhairwe, J.B., Chigeza, G., Diers, B.W.

“…Field experiments were conducted in six locations in Uganda for two seasons, to investigate the extent of environmental influences on the nodulation ability of promiscuous soybean genotypes. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Bi-annual Newsletter, January - June 2017 por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…A recently released report by CCAFS and partners examined rainfall and temperature changes over the past 35 years in Uganda, as well as farmers’ perception of climate change and how climate change impacted livelihoods. …”
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Quantitative variation and interrelationship between factors influencing cassava yield por Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Dixon, Alfred G.O.

“…Methodology and results: Fourteen quantitative characteristics were assessed in ten cassava genotypes at three locations (Namulonge, Bulisa and Kapchorwa) during two seasons in Uganda. Highly significant (P<0.001) influence of the environment and genotype by environment interactions were observed in most of the plant traits evaluated. …”
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Agronomic qualities of genetic pyramids of common bean developed for multiple-disease-resistance por Okii, D., Tukamuhabwe, Phineas, Tusiime, Geoffrey, Talwana, Herbert A.L., Odong, T., Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha, Male, A., Amongi, Winnyfred, Sebuliba, Sulaiman, Paparu, P., Nkalubo, Stanley T., Ugen, Michael Adrogu, Buah, Saaka S.J., Gepts, Paul L.

“…The progeny lines were planted in an incomplete block design, and replicated thrice for two seasons (2015A and 2015B) in fields at CIAT, Kawanda in Uganda. Agronomic traits were highly heritable (0.6), except number of pods per plant (< 0.3). …”
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Evaluation of soybean germplasm for resistance to soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in Nigeria por Twizeyimana, M., Ojiambo, P.S., Ikotun, T., Ladipo, J.L., Hartman, G.L., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…In another set of experiments, 101 accessions from the United States Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service and National Agriculture Research Organization (Uganda) were evaluated in the first round in 2005 under inoculated conditions in the screenhouse; 12 accessions with disease severity ≤20% leaf area infected were selected for evaluation in the second round in 2005 and 2006 under inoculated field conditions at Ibadan. …”
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Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges por Kapinga, R., Zhang, D., Lemaga, B., Andrade, M.I., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Laurie, S., Ndoho, P., Kanju, E.

“…In the Lake Zone of Tanzania, about 6 million of three newly released varieties (SP93/23, SP93/2, and SP93/34) together with local varieties Sinia and Simama (SPN/O); and in Uganda farmers with BUCADEF and SOCADIDO have distributed about 10 million cuttings of the newly NARO released varieties (NASPOTs 1-5) to farmers. …”
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Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands por Wanyama, Ibrahim, Rufino, Mariana C., Pelster, David E., Wanyama, George N., Atzberger, Clement, Asten, Piet J.A. van, Verchot, Louis V., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus

“…We measured GHG fluxes from intact soil cores collected in Rakai, Uganda, an area characterized by low‐input smallholder (<2 ha) farming systems, typical for the East African highlands. …”
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Systematic evaluation of scenario assessments supporting sustainable integrated natural resources management: evidence from four case studies in Africa por Reinhardt, J., Liersch, S., Abdeladhim, Mohamed Arbi, Diallo, M., Dickens, Chris, Fournet, S., Hattermann, F.F., Kabaseke, C., Muhumuza, M., Mul, Marloes L., Pilz, T., Otto, I.M., Walz, A.

“…The four case studies used commonly applied scenario approaches that are (i) a story and simulation approach with stakeholder participation in the Oum Zessar watershed, Tunisia, (ii) a participatory scenario exploration in the Rwenzori region, Uganda, (iii) a model-based prepolicy study in the Inner Niger Delta, Mali, and (iv) a model coupling-based scenario analysis in upper Thukela basin, South Africa. …”
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Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA); project description: COSCA working paper, No. 1 por Nweke, F.I.

“…COSCA will be conducted in Cote d'lvoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda and Tanzania. The major consideration in the choice of these countries is that they provide a wide range of conditions of climate, altitude, population density, and market access infrastructure in the important cassava zones of the continent in order to collect relevant information over a wide range of ecologies in the cassava belt of Africa. …”
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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review of the distribution in southern and eastern Africa por Dermauw, Veronique, Dorny, P., Braae, U.C., Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Robertson, L.J., Saratsis, A., Thomas, Lian F.

“…Unspecified taeniosis cases were reported for Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, whereas T. saginata taeniosis cases were found for Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. …”
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El manejo integrado de las plagas principales en el cultivo de la yuca por Bellotti, A.C.

“….: Colombia, Brasil, Cuba), Africa (ej.: Camerún, Nigeria, Uganda)y Asia (ej.: India, Indonesia, China, Tailandia) han realizado considerables esfuerzos investigativos sobre el cultivo y el empleo de plagas asociadas (Bellotti ef. a/.,1999). …”
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West Nile virus i Sverige : har risken för spridning ökat efter fynd av Nilfebersmyggan? por Larsson, Daniela

“…Viruset upptäcktes ursprungligen i Uganda 1937 men har fått en omfattande spridning. …”

A value chain analysis for timber in four East African countries : an exploratory case study por Hulusjö, Daniel

“…It was commissioned by Vi Agroforestry, a nongovernmental organisation registered in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania engaged in a rural development program that involves promoting tree planting and enterprise development (Vi Agroforestry, 2012). …”

Identification of antimicrobial peptides isolated from the skin mucus of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) por Okella, H., Ikiriza, H., Ochwo, S., Ajayi, C.O., Ndekezi, C., Nkamwesiga, Joseph, Kaggwa, B., Aber, J., Mtewa, A.G., Koffi, T.K., Odongo, S., Vertommen, D., Kato, C.D., Ogwang, P.E.

“…The skin mucus extracted from African Catfish from all the three major lakes of Uganda exhibited antimicrobial activity on E. coli and S. aureus. …”
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Cassava Brown Streak Disease response and association with agronomic traits in elite Nigerian cassava cultivars por Ano, C.U., Ochwo-Ssemakula, Mildred, Ibanda, A., Ozimati, A., Gibson, P., Onyeka, J., Njoku, D., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Kawuki, R.S.

“…A subset of 569 clones were selected and assessed for another year at the clonal stage in Namulonge, central Uganda, a known hotspot for CBSD screening. Results indicated that foliar and root incidences and severities varied significantly (p ≤ 0.01, p ≤ 0.001) except for CBSD foliar incidence at 6 months (CBSD6i). …”
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What farm size sustains a living? Exploring future options to attain a living income from smallholder farming in the east African highlands por Marinus, Wytze, Thuijsman, Eva S., Wijk, Mark T. van, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Ven, Gerrie W. van de, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…We used survey data from three contrasting sites in the East African highlands—Nyando (Kenya), Rakai (Uganda), and Lushoto (Tanzania) to explore viable farmsizes in six scenarios. …”
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Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa por Mhone, Amos L., Akoko, James M., Grace, Delia, Caron, Alexandre, Karembu, Margaret, Mor, Siobhan M., Iraki, Bibiana, Nys, Hélène M. de, Fèvre, Eric M., Richards, Shauna, Ekaya, Wellington, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…Multi-criteria processes identified 11 priority countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, of which four are deep dive) and four support areas (observatory, platforms, future workforce and field solutions). …”
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Combining ability and heritability analysis of sweetpotato weevil resistance, root yield, and dry matter content in sweetpotato por Mugisa, I., Karungi, J., Musana, P., Odama, R., Alajo, A., Chelangat, D.M., Anyanga, M.O., Oloka, B.M., Gonçalves dos Santos, I., Talwana, Herbert A.L., Ochwo-Ssemakula, Mildred, Edema, Richard, Gibson, P., Ssali, R.T., Campos, Hugo, Olukolu, B.A., Silva Pereira, G. da, Yencho, C., Yada, B.

“…A population of 1,896 F1 clones obtained from an 8 × 8 North Carolina II design cross was evaluated with its parents in the field at two sweetpotato weevil hotspots in Uganda, using an augmented row-column design. Clone roots were further evaluated in three rounds of a no-choice feeding laboratory bioassay. …”
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Using machine learning for image-based analysis of sweetpotato root sensory attributes por Nakatumba-Nabende, J., Babirye, C., Tusubira, J., Mutegeki, H., Nabiryo, A., Murindanyi, S., Katumba, A., Nantongo, J.S., Sserunkuma, E., Nakitto, M., Ssali, R.T., Makunde, G.S., Moyo, M., Campos, Hugo

“…The machine learning models were deployed and tested by the sweetpotato breeding team at the International Potato Center in Uganda. This solution can automate and increase throughput for analysing flesh-colour and mealiness sweetpotato sensory attributes. …”
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A gentle push towards improved hygiene and food safety through ‘nudge’ interventions por Roesel, Kristina, Kakooza, S., Chirwa, M., Mugizi, Denis, Waiswa, J., Kivali, Velma, Bugeza, James, Étienne, D., Roychowdhury, I., Diaz, L., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…In this study we describe the human-centred-design process from identifying critical control points between slaughter and retail to co-creating nudges that could potentially lead to better compliance of meat handlers in Uganda with good hygienic practices. Three of the WHO “Five Keys To Safer Food” were selected as the target behaviours to improve. …”
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