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Robooni Tumuhimbise

National Agricultural Research Organisation
Verified email at naro.go.ug
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[HTML][HTML] Gender and Trait Preferences for Banana Cultivation and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review1

…, R Crichton, E Weltzien, R Ortiz, R Tumuhimbise - Economic Botany, 2020 - Springer
… Robooni TumuhimbiseR. Swennen, November 2019; rony.swennen@kuleuven.be). There
is no published product profile for beer or … Benin, SJ Eden-Green, and R. Markham. 2006. …

Breeding banana (Musa spp.) for drought tolerance: A review

M Nansamba, J Sibiya, R Tumuhimbise… - Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Drought is a major abiotic stress affecting banana production worldwide, leading to yield losses
of up to 65%. Consequently, numerous efforts to understand and mitigate drought effects …

[HTML][HTML] Eleven years of breeding efforts to combat cassava brown streak disease

…, V Kyaligonza, A Abaca, J Orone, R Tumuhimbise… - Breeding …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) production is currently under threat from cassava brown
streak disease (CBSD), a disease that is among the seven most serious obstacles to world’…

[HTML][HTML] Genotype× environment interaction effects on early fresh storage root yield and related traits in cassava

R Tumuhimbise, R Melis, P Shanahan, R Kawuki - The Crop Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important root crop worldwide. It exhibits substantial
differential genotypic responses to varying environmental conditions, a phenomenon …

Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)

…, PDS Caligari, A Brown, R Tumuhimbise… - Genetic improvement of …, 2017 - Springer
Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids
are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses…

[HTML][HTML] Crossbreeding East African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement

…, V Akech, A Brown, R Tumuhimbise… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
… A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 95% confidence level was done to study the
effect of month on pollination success using R-software version 3.4.1 (R Core Team, 2017). The …

Improved propagation techniques to enhance the productivity of banana (Musa spp.)

R Tumuhimbise, D Talengera - Open Agriculture, 2018 - degruyter.com
The objective of this article is to provide information on pertinent propagation techniques for
increased banana productivity. Banana, a very important crop in many tropical and …

The East African highland cooking bananas 'Matooke'preferences of farmers and traders: Implications for variety development

…, P Marimo, R Tumuhimbise… - … Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
‘Matooke’ is a staple food made from Highland cooking bananas in the Great Lakes region
of East Africa. Genetic improvement of these bananas for resistance to pests and diseases …

[PDF][PDF] Production status and prospects of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.) in East Africa

…, JOM Nandi, R Tumuhimbise… - Journal of Root …, 2009 - researchgate.net
The extent of production and consumption of cocoyam in East Africa is not known neither is
the types of cocoyam being grown. This is partly because both researchers and research …

[HTML][HTML] Farmers' preferences for East African highland cooking banana'Matooke'hybrids and local cultivars

…, G Kindimba, J Kubiriba, R Tumuhimbise… - Agriculture & Food …, 2023 - Springer
Background An understanding of farmers' preferences of new banana cultivars and their
characteristics is critical for developing and selecting cultivars that meet consumer needs. …