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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 ... -
Novel Intact Bitter Cassava: Sustainable Development and Desirability Optimisation of Packaging Films
(Food Bioprocess Technol Journal, 2016)Novel biomaterials and optimal processing conditions are fundamental in low-cost packaging material production. Recently, a novel biobased intact bitter cassava derivative was developed using an intrinsic, high-throughput ... -
Observations on the Nile monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus, L.) in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
(African Journal of Ecology, 1983)The daily activity, feeding habits and intra- and interspecific relationships of the monitor lizard Varanus niloticus (L.) were studied from 07.00 to 17.00 h. The lizards basked in the mornings (07.0049.30) and afternoons ... -
Performance of Solanum aethiopicum Shum group accessions under repetitive drought stress.
(2018-01)Drought is a serious climatic hazard to crop production, more especially when it occurs repeatedly. This created a need to identify repetitive drought tolerant varieties that recover following exposure to drought. Twenty ... -
Physiological and molecular characterization of drought responses and identification of candidate tolerance genes in cassava
(aobplants.oxfordjournals.org, 2013-02)Cassava is an important root crop to resource-poor farmers in marginal areas, where its production faces drought stress constraints. Given the difficulties associated with cassava breeding, a molecular understanding of ... -
Quantitative and mechanistic analysis of impact of novel cassava-assisted improved processing on fluid transport phenomenon in humidity-temperature-stressed bio-derived films
(European Polymer Journal, 2016)Bio-derived films’ realistic performance integrity is ascertained by their resilience in highly stressful storage conditions, a function of its ability to respond timely and manages fluid barrier appropriately. Bio-derived ... -
Quantitative trait loci controlling cyanogenic glucoside and dry matter content in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) roots
(Hereditas, 2007)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a starchy root crop grown in the tropics mainly by small-scale farmers even though agro-industrial processing is rapidly increasing. For this processing market improved varieties with ... -
Stability for descriptors of Solanum aethiopicum Shum group (family Solanaceae)
(Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 2018-09-30)Solanum aethiopicum Shum group is a nutrient-rich and income-generating crop enterprise in various sub-Saharan Africa countries. Despite its importance, the development of its improved varieties has not been prioritized. ... -
Stalk-eyed fly, Diopsis sp. population dynamics under varying temperature and Relative Humidity in rice ecosystems
(2018-02)Although the stalk-eyed fly (Diopsis sp.) has been observed in Ugandan rice fields, there is limited information on the fly’s population and its potential threat to rice production. This study assessed the stalk-eyed fly ...
