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Development of Novel Options for Striga Management for Smallholder Sorghum Farmers in Uganda

Three field experiments were conducted during the first rains (April

Controlling Termite and Stem Borer Damage on Maize by Intercropping and Use of Fish-based Baits to Attract Predatory Ants

Field experiments were conducted for 2 seasons to assess the efficacy of maize-legume intercrops and fish-bait application for the control of termites in maize. Application of […]

Establishment of Cotesia flavipes, a Parasitoid of the Stalk Borer Chilo partellus, in Selected Districts in Uganda

Establishment of Cotesia flavipes Cameron, a braconid parasitoid of Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) was monitored in the cropping season of 2002 and 2003 in Masindi […]

Integrated Disease and Pest Management Strategies for Maize in Uganda

Molecular marker data were analyzed based on VO613Y x Pa405 F2:3 and F3:4 disease severity ratings across US and RSA environments using a selective genotyping strategy […]

Integrated Management of Insect Pests Groundnut: Determination of Economic Injury Levels and Action Threshold for Thrips on Groundnuts

Molecular marker data were analyzed based on VO613Y x Pa405 F2:3 and F3:4 disease severity ratings across US and RSA environments using a selective genotyping strategy […]

Integrated pest management methodologies to control (Neoleucinodes elegantalis)”barrenador del fruto” in fruits of naranjilla (Solanum quitoense)

This research was designed to study and describe the biological cycle and behavior of the naranjilla borer, (Neoleucinodes elegantalis) in fields. The new information will address […]

Etiology and Epidemiology of Coffee Wilt Disease in Uganda

This project undertook a detailed study of the Coffee Wilt Disease (CWD) causal pathogen, Fusarium xylarioides, its pathogenic nature and molecular characteristics, to further understand the […]

Agronomic Evaluation of Local and Improved Cowpea Lines in Uganda

A multi-locational approach was used to evaluate six (6) improved varieties: MU-93, TVX 337-025(B), IT90- 109 (B), KVU-12349, IT82D-516-2, IT85F-2841 against two local varieties Ebelat and […]

Influence of Participation in Farmer Field Schools on Adoption of Cowpea Specific IPM Technologies

This study was conducted in Eastern Uganda in Kumi and Pallisa districts. It investigated the adoption of a cowpea IPM package consisting of 4 component technologies […]

Effectiveness of Predators and Parasitoids of Insect Pests on Cowpea

Trials were conducted at the Technology Verification Centre (TVC), Bukedea, Kumi district, during the first rains of 2003A, to determine the effect of cowpea cropping systems […]