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Tomato and sweet pepper growth and yield as influenced by greenhouse structural design
(Makerere University, 2019)
Greenhouse production is a technology that many growers in Uganda are adopting to produce
horticultural products like vegetables but most especially flowers due to the benefits associated
with greenhouse production like ...
Adoption rates and effects of insect rearing by trained farmers on their farms’ productivity.
(Makerere University., 2019-09)
A survey was conducted to determine adoption rate of insect rearing by farmers that were trained, the challenges they faced, and the effect of use of the technology on their enterprise performance as well as ...
Effect of different levels of biochar, cattle manure and NPK fertilizer combinations on maize yields in Bbamba-Kiteezi Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Nutrient depletion is a major constraint to maize production in Uganda, especially following the release of high yielding varieties like DKC9089 which was not backed by fertilizer recommendations needed to sustain high ...
Response of growth and yield components of sweet pepper to different phosphorus application rates under screen house conditions in Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Intensive agriculture is a farming system characterized by a lot use of input, causing a harm and stress on the environment, as well as high prices of inorganic fertilizers discouraged some farmers in Uganda to apply ...
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 ...
Assessing the effect of spraying intervals and different fungicides on late blight management in Wakiso district Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Tomatoes are an important source of income, food security for the farmers and an important horticultural foreign exchange earner in Uganda. Late blight caused Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary is a serious disease of ...
Factors that influence the dairy farmers’ choice of milk marketing channel
(Makerere University, 2019-12)
The general objective of this study was to understand the factors that influence the farmers’
choice between the informal and formal milk marketing channels in Kyangyenyi Sub County,
Sheema District. The study was carried ...
Impact of aging on quality of sewage sludge from lubigi sewage treatment plant
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
The global goal regarding sanitation aims at ensuring availability of adequate sanitation for everyone and increase the proportion of treated wastewater and safe reuse. Wastewater treatment produces sludge as a residue of ...
Soil quality assessment for land use suitability at Karugwa mixed farm
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Soil degradation especially through nutrient mining is widespread and alarming in most parts of Uganda, although little attention has been paid to this problem. This study was aimed at pre-soil status evaluation prior to ...
Effect of different levels of bio char, cattle manure and npk fertilizer combinations on maize yields in Bbamba-kiteezi wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Soil nutrient depletion is a major constraint to maize production in Uganda, especially following the release of high yielding varieties like DKC9089 which was not backed by fertilizer recommendations needed to sustain ...