Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) Collection by Issue Date "2021"
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Effectiveness of biological pesticides in control of soybean rust
(Makerere University, 2021)Soybean rust is a major disease limiting soybean production in many areas of the world. Previous studies and farmers have used chemical fungicides such as Mancozeb to control the disease, however, this is only effective ... -
Effects of open dumping on soil physio-chemical properties
(Makerere University, 2021)One of the most serious environmental problems in urban and rural areas is the huge generation of municipal solid wastes due to the increasing global population and improvement in the standard of living of people. Many ... -
Efficacy Of Glyphosate And Nicosulfuron Herbicides And Their Effect On Growth And Yield Of Soybean (Glycine Max L.)
(Makerere University, 2021)Weeds are a serious constraint to agricultural production in the tropics with more devastating effects felt in developing countries where farmers have no access to herbicide and resort to manual weeding. Glyphosate is the ... -
Evaluation of Nutritional Composition and Fermentation Characteristics of Different Lablab Accessions
(Makerere University, 2021)Livestock productivity in Uganda is still very low due to inadequate protein supplementation, among other factors. Lablab purpureus is a leguminous forage plant which can be used as a cheap and quality protein supplement ... -
Factors affecting the adoption of orange flesh sweet potato in Pece Laroo Division, Gulu City.
(Makerere University, 2021)Orange flesh sweet potato is a paramount source of beta carotene the precursor to vitamin A with only 125g containing enough beta carotene to provide the daily pro vitamin A. Despite its high potential in the eradication ... -
Factors influencing farmers’ engagement in banana juice production in Nakaseke district
(Makerere University, 2021)The study was carried out to investigate the factors influencing farmers’ engagement in banana juice production in Nakaseke district. The specific objectives were to analyse the socio-economic characteristics of banana ... -
Factors influencing participation of rural women farmers in village saving and lending associations: A case study of Mbarara District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)In today’s competitive environment, most Village Saving and associations VSLAs face several challenges which highly hinder their performance or success, failures can occur in the process of saving and lending depending on ... -
Factors influencing the adoption of value addition in banana among smallholder farmers in Ruhumuro sub county, Bushenyi district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)Banana value addition caters for the increased banana production, price increase, postharvest losses as well as creating employment to the farmers. Value addition to banana transforms its original form to a more valuable ... -
Farmers’ perception and adaptation to climate change in west Nile sub region of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)Climate change and its impacts are the most serious long term environmental challenges faced worldwide. The raising impact of extreme weather events caused by climate change on agricultural systems has generated a rich ... -
Farmers’ perceptions of coffee price volatility in Rukiri Subcounty Ibanda district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)Coffee is one of the most important cash crops in Uganda playing a major role in the livelihoods of many poor people as a source of income and to the economy as a major foreign exchange earner for the country. However, ... -
Gender disaggregated impact of farm characteristics and safety practices on milk income in Bushenyi district
(Makerere University, 2021)Despite the importance of the diary sector in improving livelihoods of people through income generation, it is still faced by numerous challenges such as low milk prices, post-harvest losses, poor transport networks, poor ... -
The impact of adoption of post-harvest handling technologies on maize products post-harvest losses in Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2021)Ugandan maize processors and farmers have been involved in maize production for both commercial and consumption purposes. Maize production thus forms an essential portion of the maize production system. This leads to the ... -
Impact of improved maize seed variety use on profitability of smallholder maize farmers in Kamuli district.
(Makerere University, 2021)Improved maize seed varieties are a great contributing factor in addressing the challenges of low maize yields for most rural households who continue to suffer from low maize productivity as a result of poor technologies ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of expressing breast milk among working lactating mothers with infants less than 6 months.
(Makerere University, 2021)Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months plays a great role in preventing infant morbidity and mortality. However, there are many huddles including mother’s return to work. Attempts to address ... -
Long term rainfall analysis to guide irrigation interventions for improved maize production in Masindi district
(Makerere University, 2021)In Uganda, limited knowledge on computations of irrigation water requirements based on rainfall data has led to decline in maize production due to dependency on rain-fed agriculture. This study involved analysis of rainfall ... -
Marketing and efficiency of raw beef supply in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2021)Worldwide, bovine meat output rose to 71.1 million tonnes in 2020, up 2.1 percent from 2017, principally originated in five leading producing countries. Uganda has 14.2 million cattle, of which 13.3 million are indigenous ... -
Nutritional evaluation of 14 dual-purpose sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cultivars as livestock feed
(Makerere University, 2021)ABSTRACT Livestock production in Uganda is majorly constrained by the feed scarcity especially during the dry season. Feed scarcity is due to the limited land allocated to cultivation of forage crops arising from competitive ... -
Nutritional evaluation of rice straw from different rice cultivars
(Makerere University, 2021)Rice straw is an abundant cheap feed resource that can be used in various feeding systems to reduce on feed costs. However, it is of poor nutritive value but measures such as breeding can improve its nutritional composition. ... -
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 ... -
Occurrence and Virulence of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus in Lowland Rice Growing Areas of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) continue to be the most important viral disease causing 20-100% yield loss on farmers’ rice fields. This study was carried out to contribute towards identification of RYMV isolates for ...