Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "Manihot esculenta"
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Identification of improved cassava varieties for early bulking appropriate for planting on tropical soils
(2019-08)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple root crop grown in the tropical and other climates of Uganda. Cassava is an important storage root crop with largely undiscovered and potentially valuable crop variability ... -
Occurence of Viruses in Bondar’s Nesting Whitefly (Paraleyroides bondari perracchi) Colonizing Cassava in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)Cassava (Manihot esculenta), one of the most important crops globally, is constrained by a myriad of factors including whiteflies, and the virus diseases (CMD and CBSD), vectored by B. tabaci. Recently, a new whitefly ... -
Suitability of arable soils for maize (Zea mays l) and cassava (Manihot esculenta) production
(Makerere University, 2019-10-03)Soils of Uganda were initially considered fertile and little was done to improve soil fertility. However, it was realised that crop yields declined in Uganda under continuous cultivation due to soil degradation. This has ...