Search
Now showing items 51-60 of 148
Drivers of honey production and its effects on rural livelihoods in Odravu sub country, Yumbe district
(Makerere University, 2019-07)
The study identified the key drivers of honey production and its effects on rural livelihoods in Odravu sub country, Yumbe district with the specific objectives of establishing the economic benefits accruing from honey ...
Effect of selective herbicides on yield of soybean and management of weeds
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Weeds remain a major constrain to soybean production, contributing up to 96% yield reduction of the soybean. The major weeds that have been reported to infest soybean fields include Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus rotundus, ...
Morphological and molecular diversity of progenies derived from reverting and non-reverting sweet potato genotypes
(Makerere University, 2019-05)
Sweet potato production is mainly constrained by sweet potato viruses. Some East African sweet potato cultivars are known to revert from the virus infections while the American cultivars seldom revert. Full diallel crosses ...
Comparison of characteristics of broiler chicken farms using pelleted or mash feed forms in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2019-11-21)
The current study focused on comparison of characteristics of broiler chicken farms using pelleted and mash feed forms in Kira municipality, in Wakiso district. A total of 63 broiler farmers were selected with 31 farmers ...
Performance for bacterial blight, yield and yield components of cowpea genotypes derived from crosses of cowpea genotypes resistant and susceptible to cercospora leaf spot
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Cowpea production is mainly constrained by diseases majorly Cercospora leaf spot. Genotypes derived from the population of crosses resistant to Cercospora leaf spot by susceptible parents were developed, and these were ...
Chemical characterization and comparison of nutrient quality of abattoir, and industrial solid waste from Kampala city, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Waste water treatment is a fundamental component of any society to safeguard people‟s health from water bone and water related diseases. Wastewater treatment results into discharge of sludge (Sludge is a concentrated ...
GIS-aided soil mapping of fallowed land for improved nutrient management on a ferralsol at MUARIK
(Makerere University, 2019-11-21)
Spatial variability in soils is as a result of variation at multiple scales ranging from point measurements to global. This is exhibited when a parameter of soil measured at different spatial locations exhibits values that ...
The impact of soil erosion on soil physiochemical variability on the upper and lower bench terraces in Kigezi highlands
(Makerere University, 2019-09-24)
Soil erosion is widely recognized as one of the major factor contributing to land degradation globally and adversely affects agricultural production. Soil erosion is more pronounced in the highland areas especially on steep ...
Efficacy of different fungicides against tomato late blight disease
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Tomato (Solanum lycoperscum) is one of the most important vegetable crop in Uganda .Diseases are the major constraints that limit production and quality of tomato of which late blight caused by Phytophthora infeestans is ...
Assessment of farmers' understanding of the Sustainable Land Management technologies that were implemented in Mabona ward, Isingiro town council Isingiro district
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Land degradation is a key challenge to crop and livestock productivity in Uganda especially in the land degradation hotspots of; the cattle corridor, the Lake Victoria crescent, Eastern and Southwestern Highlands and ...