00018 ---

Local Record Number

: UG8900018

Status

: T

Project Code

: UG0501070002

Starting Date

: 198703

Duration

: 24

Termination Date

: 198904

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 190303

Title

: New herbicides; Herbiace M801 and Seccor screening trial against common weed Digitaria abysinica in robusta coffee plantations.

Objectives

: To test efficacy of new herbicides and to investigate the cost/benefit ratio of weed management through chemical control against cultural methods.

Category (Primary)

: H60

AGROVOC Descriptors

: HERBICIDES; DIGITARIA; ROBUSTA COFFEE; WEED CONTROL

Institution Name

: National Agricultural Research Organization. Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute. Coffee Research Unit

Institution Address

: PO Box 7065, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Onzima, J.R.; Birth: ‘47; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: AGRONOMY

Co-worker 1

: Wetala, P.E.; Birth: ‘49; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: AGRONOMY

Co-worker 2

: Lukwago, G.; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Notes

: Preliminary data and recommendations of the trials are being used for farmer advisory services

Programme name

: Coffee Improvement Programme

Type of research

: F

00036 ---

Local Record Number

: UG8900036

Status

: T

Project Code

: UG0502000003

Starting Date

: 198903

Duration

: 24

Termination Date

: 199104

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 199301

Title

: Herbicides evaluation (screening) for weed control in maize production.

Objectives

: To get a herbicide from Stomp, Atrazine and Galex as pre-emergence herbicides to replace the banned Lasso-Atrazine and get a post-emergence from Laddok, Buctril and Basagran which can economically and effectively be used with a pre-emergence in weed control.

Category (Primary)

: H10

Category (Secondary)

: H60

AGROVOC Descriptors

: HERBICIDES; ZEA MAYS; WEED CONTROL

Institution Name

: National Agricultural Research Organization. Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute.

Institution Address

: PO Box 7084, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Baguma, D.S.; Birth: ‘64; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: AGRONOMY

Co-worker 1

: Kabanyoro, R.; Birth: ‘59; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: AGRONOMY

Co-worker 2

: Simkins, C.; Birth: ‘23; Nation.: US

Speciality

: AGRONOMY

Co-worker 3

: Bigirwa, G.; Birth: ‘60; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: PLANT PATHOLOGY

Co-worker 4

: Mbalule, M.; Birth: ‘59; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: AGRONOMY

Type of research

: F

00473 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9600469

Status

: N

Project Code

: UG0507000026

Starting Date

: 199510

Duration

: 60

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 199612

Title

: Fecundity and rate of development of Neochetina weevils on low doses of herbicide.

Objectives

: To mass produce and release Neochetina weevils and determine their effectiveness in controlling water hyacinth; determine the optimum number of weevils per unit area required to control water hyacinth in a lake.

Category (Primary)

: H60

Category (Secondary)

: M01

AGROVOC Descriptors

: HERBICIDES; NEOCHETINA EICHHORNIAE; FERTILITY; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; GROWTH RATE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES

Indexing(Local)

: WATER HYACINTH

Institution Name

: National Agricultural Research Organization. Fisheries Research Institute

Institution Address

: PO Box 343, JINJA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Ogwang, J.A.; Birth: ‘56; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: ENTOMOLOGY

Affiliation

: Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production research Institute, P.O. Box 7084, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Programme name

: Limnology and Water Environment Programme

Type of research

: B