Browsing by Author "Nagasha, Janet"

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    Evaluation of mulberry cultivars (Morus spp.) in Western Uganda
    (Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2022) Esimu, Joseph; Nagasha, Janet; Ssemugenze, Brian; Walimbwa, Emma; Kasiime, Godfrey; Lukoye Kutosi, Demas; Mugisha, Didas; Twikirize, Nipher; Babirye, Sarah; Masiga, Clet Wandui
    Mulberry (Genus morus) is an economically important plant used for sericulture, as it is the sole food plant for the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The genus Morus, which is widely distributed in Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Africa, is cultivated extensively in East, Central and South Asia for silk production. Attempts have been made to characterise the genetic diversity in mulberry. This experiment was set up in a randomized complete block design with three replications for each variety. Ten agronomic traits to include Plant Height (HT), Internode Distance, (ID), number of branches per plant, Lamina Length (LL), lamina width (LW), leaf area, leaf yield/plant were studied, data was analyzed statistically using R version 4.0.1 (R Core Team, 2014) and significant differences were considered at P< 0.05. There were significant variations in ten agronomic traits among the tested mulberry accessions. Genetic background and environment are the main factors influencing leaf yield. Correlation matrix of different traits showed that leaf yield is a combination of multiple traits and plays a significant role. Leaf yield per plant significantly differed across all the varieties but branching varieties such as S.36 recorded highest leaf yield compared to other varieties studied.
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    Sericulture: Agro-Based Industry For Sustainable Socio-Economic Development: A Review
    (International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2021) Ssemugenze, Brian; Esimu, Joseph; Nagasha, Janet; Wandui Masiga, Clet
    Silkworm is an important primary productive insect species reared and exploited globally to boost the sericulture industry. Sericulture industry has uplifted the social and economic livelihoods of people across the world by boosting textile industry which is key in plummeting unemployment in developing countries. Livelihood and social improvement achieved through employment opportunities, income generation, economic development, ecological and environmental values, agriculture integration and environment protection. Sericulture directly employs people in mulberry production, leaf and root harvesting, egg production, silk worm rearing, post cocoon handling technologies such as cocoon harvesting and drying, silk reeling, winding, doubling, twisting, warping, weaving, printing and designing, finishing and silk waste processing but also indirectly as traders of silk products, construction of grainage, rearing, ware and post cocoon handling houses, mechanics/operators of silk processing machinery, marketeers of the final products. Sericulture requires minimum investment, simple technology, short gestation period, increased employment opportunities with a high remunerative return fitting the agrarian economy. The industry suits all categories of people ranging from resource poor farmers, landless, children, elderly, youth, male and female and socially under privileged people. This review discusses the socio-economic contributions of sericulture industry as a present and future viable investment for sustainable socio-economic development.