Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) by Subject "Tomatoes"
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Diversity and heritability of tomato resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum
(Makerere University, 2022-12-22)Bacterial wilt (BW) incited by Ralstonia solanacearum, known to attack over 450 plant species in the tropics and subtropics, is a devastating disease limiting tomato production in Uganda and worldwide. This study aimed to ... -
Farmers' perceptions and willingness to pay for healthy tomato seedlings in Lake Victoria crescent agro-ecological zone, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04)Tomato growing is economically important among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda in particular. Planting tomato is either by direct seeding or using previously raised seedlings. However, tomato production ... -
Variability of Phytophthora Infestans in Uganda and Kenya and its implications to late blight management in potato and tomato
(Makerere University, 2013-12)Phytopthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary the pathogen responsible for causing late blight in potato is a rapidly evolving and highly adaptable pathogen. The pathogen has both asexual and sexual reproduction systems but the ...