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The effect of cassava mosaic disease on the genetic diversity of cassava in Uganda
(Springer International Publishing, 2005)Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a tropical crop that is grown in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Cassava was introduced from Latin America into West and East Africa at two independent events. In Uganda a serious ... -
Effect of Different Processing Conditions on Proximate and Bioactive Contents of Solanum aethiopicum (Shum) Powders, and Acceptability for Cottage Scale Production
(Science and Education Publishing, 2018-04)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different processing conditions for production of dried Solanum aethiopicum (S.) leaf powder by comparing solar drying and cabinet drying processing techniques. ... -
Effect of Different Rates of Poultry Manure and Bio-Slurry on the Yield of Solanum aethiopicum Shum
(Canadian Center of Science and Education 158, 2018-03)Poor soil fertility remains the major cause of low crop productivity on smallholder farms that are engaging in vegetable production in sub-Saharan Africa. Appropriate soil fertility regimes are therefore critical for ... -
Effect of Post-Harvest Handling Practices, Storage Technologies and Packaging Material on Post-Harvest Quality and Antioxidant Potential of Solanum Aethiopicum (Shum) Leafy Vegetable
(Science and Education Publishing, 2018-05)Several studies have supported the use of vegetables as foods as well as medicinal plants. However, most especially for the leafy types of vegetables, their high moisture content gives them a short shelf life. On average ... -
Effective utilisation of cassava bio-wastes through integrated process design: A sustainable approach to indirect waste management
(Process Safety and Environmental Protection Journals, 2016)An integrated process design, which can be applied in small-to-medium batch processing,was proposed. The process is based on the exploitation of intact (whole) cassavaroot, through optimisation of simultaneous release ... -
Effectiveness of bylaws in supporting sustainable crop intensification: A case of potato farming in Southwestern Uganda
(Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 2021)The study assessed the effectiveness of formal and informal bylaws in supporting sustainable crop intensification in potato farming regions of Southwestern Uganda. An exploratory case-study descriptive design was adopted, ... -
Engineered food supplement excipients from bitter cassava for minimisation of cassava processing waste in environment
(Future Foods Journal, 2020)Unchecked large-scale rudimentary upstream (sub-merged and solid state) fermentation processes of bitter cas- sava roots into alcohol have often contributed significantly to agricultural wastes into environment. Thus, the ... -
Evaluation of novel bitter cassava film for equilibrium modified atmosphere packaging of cherry tomatoes
(Food Packaging and Shelf Life Journal, 2017)Equilibrium modified atmosphere packaging (EMAP) technology offers the possibility to maintain produce postharvest quality and extend its shelf-life. However, EMAP stability depends on well-tuned packaging design parameters ... -
Evaluation of Ugandan cassava germplasm for drought tolerance
(International Journal of Agriculture and Crop Sciences, 2013)Increased pressure on prime arable land for agriculture to meet food demand for global population has resulted in shifting agriculture to marginal areas where drought is frequent. Focusing research towards development of ... -
Farmer preferred traits and genotype choices in Solanum aethiopicum L., Shum group
(Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021)Background: Solanum aethiopicum L. is a nutrient dense African indigenous vegetable. However, advancement of its improved varieties that can increase productivity, household income, and food security has not been ... -
Farmers’ selection cues in cowpea for vegetable use in eastern Uganda
(African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition and development, 2022)A participatory cowpea varietal selection was carried out in Eastern Uganda in the Kumi district among farmers (n=30) in the sub-Counties of Ongino, Kumi and Kanyum. An arange of opinions were collected to identify farmers’ ... -
Genetic diversity among farmer-preferred cassava landraces in Uganda
(African Crop Science Society Journal, 2012)Understanding of genetic diversity among a breeding population is an important requirement for crop improvement as it allows for the selection of diverse parental combinations and formation of heterotic pools for genetic ... -
Heritability of drought resistance in Solanum aethiopicum Shum group and combining ability of genotypes for drought tolerance and recovery
(Elsevier publications, 2018-06)Drought tolerance is a complex trait whose inheritance had not been investigated in Solanum aethiopicum L. Shum group. This is partly because of perceived cross incompatibilities in the crop. This study relied on 24 ... -
Identification of growth stage specific watering thresholds for drought screening in Solanum aethiopicum Shum
(Nature Research, 2020-01-21)Effective phenotyping for drought resistance is a pre-requisite for identification of modest crop varieties for farmers. For neglected and underutilized crops such as Solanum aethiopicum Shum group, no drought screening ... -
Influence of plant and residue age on attraction, acceptance and larval survival of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2009)Laboratory trials were conducted in Uganda at the Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute to determine attraction, eclosion success and larval survivorship of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) on crop residues ... -
Integrated process standardisation as a zero-based approach to bitter cassava waste elimination and widely-applicable industrial biomaterial derivatives
(Chemical Engineering and Processing Journal, 2016)Integrated standardised methodology for biopolymer derivatives (BPD) production from novel intact bitter cassava was demonstrated by desirability optimisation of simultaneous release, recovery, cyanogenesis (SRRC) process. ... -
Integrated sustainable process design framework for cassava biobased packaging materials: critical review of current challenges, emerging trends and prospects
(Trends in food science and technology, 2016)Background: Cassava represents a reasonable share in biobased material development globally. The production of its biopolymer derivatives using conventional techniques/methods is accompanied by significant wastes with ... -
Linear Discriminant Analysis of Structure Within African Eggplant ‘Shum’
(African Crop Science Society, 2018)African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) lags behind in terms of research attention; leading to, among other gaps,scantiness of information on intra-group genetic diversity. Hierarchical clustering was applied to reveal ... -
Morphological distinctiveness between Solanum aethiopicum Shum group and its progenitor
(Academic Journals, 2017-08)Use of morphological markers offers an alternative in germplasm discrimination of research-neglected crop species. A collection of 25 accessions including five wild progenitors was evaluated in screen house to identify the ... -
New sustainable approach to reduce cassava borne environmental waste and develop biodegradable materials for food packaging applications
(Food Packaging and Shelf Life Journal, 2016)Transforming waste cassava into a sustainable resource requires a new approach and redesign of the current processing methodologies. Bitter cassava cultivars have been employed mainly as an emergency famine food, but could ...
