| dc.contributor.author | Kayemba, Morris Peter | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-17T10:15:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-17T10:15:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kayemba, S.P. (2019). Identification of improved cassava varieties for early bulking appropriate for planting on tropical soils. undergraduate dissertation. Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7747 | |
| dc.description | A special project report submitted to the Department of Agricultural Production in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Landuse and Management of Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 importance in selecting suitable varieties for cassava productivity.
The present study was aimed at identifying which improved cassava varieties bulk early and
appropriate for planting on tropical soils basing on fresh storage root yield accumulated at the
suggested time. Three cassava varieties were evaluated in a completely randomized design at
NARO, Namulonge. Assessments were done from April to January 9 months after planting and
their interactions, two were significantly different and two were not for the suggested cassava
traits including root dry matter content, storage root mass, number and girth.
The information generated will enlighten future breeding initiatives to develop early-bulking
cassava varieties with other farmer preferred traits suitable on soils in Uganda | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cassava varieties | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bulking | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tropical agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Manihot esculenta | en_US |
| dc.title | Identification of improved cassava varieties for early bulking appropriate for planting on tropical soils | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
