00003 ---

Local Record Number

: UG8900004

Status

: T

Project Code

: UG0301050003

Starting Date

: 198908

Duration

: 12

Termination Date

: 199009

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 198911

Title

: On-Farm seed improvement for small farmers.

Objectives

: To identify and promote improved methods of selection, production, saving and distribution of seeds and vegetative planting materials for small farmers.

Category (Primary)

: F03

Category (Secondary)

: F62

AGROVOC Descriptors

: SEED; SEED PRODUCTION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION

Institution Name

: Makerere University. Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. Department of Agricultural Economics

Institution Address

: PO Box 7062, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Opio-Odongo, J.M.A.; Birth: ‘46

Speciality

: RURAL SOCIOLOGY

Type of research

: F

00081 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9100081

Status

: T

Project Code

: UG0105000001

Starting Date

: 198707

Duration

: 24

Termination Date

: 199107

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 199001

Title

: Effect of seed treatment chemicals on germination, seed and soil-borne pests and pathogens.

Objectives

: To evaluate and screen several seed treatment chemicals so as to obtain alternatives to Vitalow and Lindane.

Category (Primary)

: F03

AGROVOC Descriptors

: SEED; SEED TESTING; PESTICIDES; GERMINABILITY; SEED BOURNE ORGANISMS; SOIL BOURNE ORGANISIMS; PEST CONTROL

Institution Name

: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Uganda Seed Project. Kawanda Unit

Institution Address

: PO Box 7065, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Kabeere, F.; Birth: ‘43; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: SEED PATHOLOGY

Co-worker 1

: Louwaars, N.P.; Birth: ‘58; Nation.: L

Speciality

: PLANT BREEDING

Type of research

: F

00082 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9100082

Status

: C

Project Code

: UG9105000002

Starting Date

: 198802

Duration

: XX

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 198912

Title

: Distinctiveness Uniformity and Stability (D.U.S.) of a variety testing unit.

Objectives

: To develop a variety registration research unit and to perform D.U.S tests on to be released varieties.

Category (Primary)

: F03

Category (Secondary)

: U30

AGROVOC Descriptors

: SEED; SEED CERTIFICATION; VARIETIES; REGITRATION; SEED TESTING

Indexing (Local)

: KAWANDA COMPOSITE A

Institution Name

: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Uganda Seed Project. Kawanda Unit

Institution Address

: PO Box 7065, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Komugisha, T.; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: PLANT BREEDING

Type of research

: B

00083 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9100083

Status

: C

Project Code

: UG0105010001

Starting Date

: 198705

Duration

: XX

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 198912

Title

: Applied seed production research projects.

Objectives

: To identify seed production problems, design and perform small scale tests and recommend improved practices.

Category (Primary)

: F03

Category (Secondary)

: U30

AGROVOC Descriptors

: SEED; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED TESTING; TRIALS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Indexing (Local)

: MASINDI DISTRICT

Institution Name

: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries. Uganda Seed Project. Masindi Unit

Institution Address

: PO Box 250, MASINDI (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Robertson, A.I.; Nation.: GB

Speciality

: FARM MANAGEMENT

Co-worker 2

: Okello, J.B.; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: PLANT PATHOLOGY

Type of research

: B

00102 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9100102

Status

: T

Project Code

: UG0105000003

Starting Date

: 198806

Duration

: 24

Termination Date

: 199006

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 199001

Title

: Preliminary studies on the quality of local pasture grass seeds.

Objectives

: Evaluate uncultivated and local pasture grass seeds for purity and germination to get basic data to revise laboratory seed testing standards.

Category (Primary)

: F03

AGROVOC Descriptors

: SEED; NATURAL PASTURES; SEED TESTING; GERMINABILITY

Institution Name

: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Uganda Seed Project. Kawanda Unit

Institution Address

: PO Box 7065, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Kabeere, F.; Birth: ‘43; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: SEED PATHOLOGY

Co-worker 1

: Bazaale, J.A.; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: SEED PATHOLOGY

Notes

: This project is still pending due to lack of laboratory facilities

Type of research

: B