Publications by authors named "Shakirah Nakasagga"
Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) based high throughput phenotyping studies require further investigation to combine different environments and planting times into one model. Here 100 elite breeding hybrids of maize (Zea mays L.) were evaluated in two environment trials-one with optimal planting and irrigation (IHOT), and one dryland with delayed planting (DHOT).
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- Sorghum biomass, both annual and perennial, is a crucial forage for ruminant animals, but it can produce toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in high concentrations.
- The study aimed to create a quick and cost-effective colorimetric assay to measure hydrogen cyanide potential (HCN-P) and to compare its accuracy with existing visual methods while exploring HCN-P variations in different sorghum lines.
- Findings revealed that visual assessments significantly underestimated HCN-P, while the colorimetric method proved more accurate, but both methods showed low repeatability due to factors like year and growth stage impacting HCN-P levels.