Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 450

Full Length Research Paper

Pearl millet: A marginalized solution to climate change adaptation, nutrition and food security challenges in Uganda

Faizo Kasule
  • Faizo Kasule
  • National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 56, Soroti, Uganda.
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Henry Fred Ojulong
  • Henry Fred Ojulong
  • International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics-Nairobi (ICRISAT-Nairobi), P. O. Box 39063, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Joseph Andrew Wandulu
  • Joseph Andrew Wandulu
  • National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 56, Soroti, Uganda.
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Ronald Kakeeto
  • Ronald Kakeeto
  • National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 56, Soroti, Uganda.
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Scovia Adikini
  • Scovia Adikini
  • National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 56, Soroti, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 10 November 2023
  •  Accepted: 30 April 2024
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

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