Storage root dry matter content (RDM) is central to the improvement of consumer and industrial attributes of root crops. Yam bean ( Pachyrhizus species) is a legume root crop newly introduced in Uganda, but its adoption may be constrained by low RDM. The objective of this study was to investigate the magnitude of variance for general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) effects, heritability estimates and inheritance of RDM in yam beans. Progenies of sixteen crosses, generated using the North Carolina (NCII) mating scheme, were evaluated in F1 and F2 field experiments, with three replications at the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), Namulonge in Central Uganda, during the first cropping seasons ...
Production and utilisation of mungbean ( Vigna radiata ) in Uganda is constrained by unavailability ...
Rice bacterial blight ( Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ) is a major constraint to rice ( Oryza sativ...
Amylose content (AC) and grain appearance traits of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) represent a major prob...
There is limited information on the genetic parameters and genetic gain of yam bean ( Pachyrhizus ...
There has been much emphasis on breeding for increased sweetpotato storage root yield, but less on d...
The number one goal of most rice improvement programmes around the world is breeding for high potent...
Maize ( Zea mays L.) cropping systems have undergone extraordinary development in Rwanda during th...
Drought stress is a constraint to sweetpotato ( Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam)) production in many parts...
Soybean ( Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is among the major food and industrial crops grown globally for ...
Developing high yielding and stable genotypes for wide and specific adaptation is important in wheat...
Bottle gourd [ Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley] is an important tropical specie characterise...
Plant species may be classified according to their karyotype features. Variation in chromosome featu...
Drought is a major constraint to common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in East Africa, w...
Plant parasitic nematodes are important pests in crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. The objectiv...
Gboma eggplant ( Solanum macrocapon L.) of the family Solanaceae is an important fruit and leafy ...
Production and utilisation of mungbean ( Vigna radiata ) in Uganda is constrained by unavailability ...
Rice bacterial blight ( Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ) is a major constraint to rice ( Oryza sativ...
Amylose content (AC) and grain appearance traits of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) represent a major prob...
There is limited information on the genetic parameters and genetic gain of yam bean ( Pachyrhizus ...
There has been much emphasis on breeding for increased sweetpotato storage root yield, but less on d...
The number one goal of most rice improvement programmes around the world is breeding for high potent...
Maize ( Zea mays L.) cropping systems have undergone extraordinary development in Rwanda during th...
Drought stress is a constraint to sweetpotato ( Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam)) production in many parts...
Soybean ( Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is among the major food and industrial crops grown globally for ...
Developing high yielding and stable genotypes for wide and specific adaptation is important in wheat...
Bottle gourd [ Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley] is an important tropical specie characterise...
Plant species may be classified according to their karyotype features. Variation in chromosome featu...
Drought is a major constraint to common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in East Africa, w...
Plant parasitic nematodes are important pests in crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. The objectiv...
Gboma eggplant ( Solanum macrocapon L.) of the family Solanaceae is an important fruit and leafy ...
Production and utilisation of mungbean ( Vigna radiata ) in Uganda is constrained by unavailability ...
Rice bacterial blight ( Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ) is a major constraint to rice ( Oryza sativ...
Amylose content (AC) and grain appearance traits of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) represent a major prob...