• Pesticide Application Practices and Knowledge among Small-Scale Local Rice Growers and Communities in Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study 

  Ntawubizi, Martin (MDPI, ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2019-12)

  Background: Agriculture contributes a third of Rwanda's GDP and is the main source of income for rural households, with 80% of the total population involved in crop and/or livestock production. The Government of Rwanda ...
• Effect of post harvest loss reduction of Irish Potato on food security in Rwanda 

  Niyigena, J. Marie Vianney; Nsengiyumva, J.Nepo (University of Rwanda, 2020-04-24)

  The study aimed to assess the effect of post-harvest loss reduction of Irish potato on food security in Rwanda. Specifically the study aimed to map the key Irish potato value chain actors in Musanze district, to analyse ...
• Effects of credits accessibility for small Holder Farmers in Rwanda: evidence from Irish Potato growers In Musanze District 

  Jean Nepo, Nsengiyumva; Eliezel, Habineza; Eric, Ruzigamanzi (University of Rwanda, 2020-04-17)

  The provision of credit to farmers is widely perceived as an effective strategy for promoting the adoption of improved technologies by rural farm households. It is believed that access to credit promotes the adoption of ...
• Herbivory and biodiversity conservation of the savannah habitats in Akagera National Park, Rwanda 

  Gatali, Callixte (University of Gothenburg. Faculty of Science, 2013-04-05)

  Savannahs make up about 20% of the world’s land surface, whereas African savannahs constitute 50% of the land area and have been used as parks to conserve nature and for outdoor recreation. However, conserving biodiversity ...
• Effects of low-protein diets and exogenous protease on Growth performance, carcass traits, intestinal morphology, cecal volatile fatty acids and serum parameters in broilers 

  Ndazigaruye, Gervais; et al. (MDPI, 2019-05)

  Dietary exogenous proteases (ENZ) can be used in poultry production to improve the growth of chickens fed low-protein (LP) diets. We hypothesized that ENZ supplemented in an LP diet would improve growth performance and ...
• Bird diversity in the savanna habitats of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, in the post-war recovery period 

  Gatali, Callixte; Wallin, Kjell (Ostrich - Journal of African Ornithology, 86 (3), 267-276., 2015-09-11)

  The biodiversity of Akagera National Park (ANP), Rwanda, has reportedly been declining since 1990 due to conflict and war in the country between 1990 and 1994. In this paper, we describe bird diversity in the post-war ...
• Host range and banana cultivars susceptibility to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in Rwanda 

  Florence, Uwamahoro; Charles, Bucagu; Anna, Berlin; Helena, Bylund; Jonathan, Yuen (African Crop Science Journal, 2019-08)

  Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm), a bacterium causing banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease, is widely spread in the East and Central Africa and infects all cultivated bananas. The first objective of this study ...
• Soil Nutrient Status and Microbial Communities as Influenced by Bio-Fuel Trees Plantation 

  HABIMANA, Sylvestre; Agnes, Imoya; Anantha, K.; Prasanna, K. T. (Environment and Ecology, 2018-12)

  Due to the depletion of fossil fuel reserves that increased environmental problems presently the world has been confronted with an energy crisis. The field study on soil nutrient status and microbial communities as influenced ...
• Management strategies for banana Xanthomonas wilt in Rwanda include mixing indigenous and improved cultivars 

  Florence, Uwamahoro; Anna, Berlin; Charles, Bucagu; Helena, Bylund; Jonathan, Yuen (Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2019-04)

  Xanthomonas wilt is a major constraint to banana production in the East and Central Africa. The disease can cause up to 100% yield losses if proper management strategies are not well implemented. Understanding of disease ...
• Influence of weed management practices on soil microbial populations, soil nutrient status and biological yield of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.) 

  Habimana, Sylvestre; Kalyana Murthy, K.N. (INDIAN SOCIETY OF SOIL BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/Journal of Soil Biology & Ecology, 2018-09)

  Herbicide application has become a major breakthrough in agricultural productivity in the whole world since its benefit has been overwhelming over the years. Nevertheless, its harmful impact on the non-target soil ...
• Quality and Grain Yield Attributes of Rwandan Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivars Grown in a Biotron Applying Two NPK Levels 

  Mukamuhirwa, Alphonsine; Persson Hovmalm, Helena; Ortiz, Rodomiro; Nyamangyoku, Obedi; Johansson, Eva (Journal of Food Quality, 2018-06-24)

  High-yielding rice cultivars with good processing quality and rich in nutrition suitable to a changing climate are of particular importance for future rice-based food production. Here, seven Rwandan rice cultivars were ...
• Effect of Different Weed Management Practices on Growth and Yield of Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.) 

  HABIMANA, SYLVESTRE; Kalyana Murthy, K.N.; Hanumanthappa, D.C. (Mysore Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 2018-10-25)

  The field investigation was conducted at Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS), University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore during 2017 to study the effect of different weed management practices on growth and ...
• Standardization of agrotechniques for weed management in aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.) 

  Habimana, Sylvestre; Kalyan Murthy, Kurlahally Nagappa; Somashekar, Kothathi Shivanna; Anand, Matnahalli Ramaiah; Hanumanthappa, Dimba Chowdappa (Journal of Plant Protection Research, 2019-06-25)

  This weed management investigation was carried out at the Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS), Bangalore, during the summers of 2017 and 2018 to standardize agrotechniques for weed management of rice grown under ...
• Impact of Microfinance Services on Small Scale Farmers ' Welfare in Rwanda: A Case Study of Nyamagabe District 

  Eularie, Mutamuliza (International Journal of Engineering Research and Modern Education (IJERME), 2016)

  Microfinance services accessibility has been seen as strategy for breaking the vicious cycle of poverty in the rural areas of developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study analyzed the impact of ...
• Impact of aerobic rice-leafy vegetables intercropping systems on weed management 

  Habimana, Sylvestre; Kalyan Murthy, K.N.; Nanja Reddy, Y.A.; Mudalagiriyappa, Mudalagiriyappa; Vasantha Kumari, R.; Hanumanthappa, D.C. (Advances in Horticultural Science, 2019-10-29)

  Field experiments were carried out in summer 2017 and 2018 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS), University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, India on red sandy loam soil. The main objective was to evaluate ...
• Nutritional quality of carrot (Daucus carota L.) as influenced by farm yard manure 

  Umuhoza Karemera, Josiane Noella; Habimana, Sylvestre; Sibomana, Philippe (World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2014-07-04)
• Potato bacterial wilt in Rwanda: occurrence, risk factors, farmers’ knowledge and attitudes 

  Florence, Uwamahoro; Anna, Berlin; Charles, Bucagu; Helena, Bylund; Jonathan, Yuen (Food Security, 2018-10)

  Potato is an important food commodity and efforts to increase its productivity should focus on addressing production limiting factors. Potato bacterial wilt (PBW) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the major ...
• Agro wastes residues as strategy to produce cellulase. 

  Mushimiyimana, Isaie; Tallapragada, Padmavathi (International Journal of ChemTech Research, 2015)

  Abstract: Agro wastes such as carrot peel, onion peel, potato peel and sugar beet peel were utilized for the production of cellulase. The agro wastes produced cellulase enzyme and activity was obtained on 6th day for ...
• Statistical Optimization of Cellulase and Xylanase Enzyme Production by Penicillium Crustosum Using Sugar Beet Peel Substrate by Response Surface Methodology. 

  Mushimiyimana, Isaie (Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2015)

  Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is a powerful and efficient mathematical approach widely applied in the optimization process of selected variables. Cellulase and xylanase enzyme production by Penicillium crustosum ...
• Optimization of process parameters for biosynthesis of cellulase by cladosporium cladosporioides using agro wastes 

  Mushimiyimana, Isaie; Tallapragada, Padmavathi (International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2013-10)

  Cellulases play an important role in biomass utilization. Many fungi produce cellulases with high activities. The aim of this study is to describe the optimization of process parameters for the production of extracellular ...

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