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beans | which weather is favorable of beans | Depends on what you are doing |
beans | which weather is good for planting beans? | Rainy season |
maize | which weather is good for planting maize? | Rainy season |
cassava | why are cassava leaves yellow? | This can be an effect of cassava bacterial blight or cassava brown streak virus |
maize | why are leaves of my maize eaten up | Attack by pests |
cassava | why are most of the cassava leaves yellow | The cassava is diseased |
beans | why are my beans not doing well | Poor fertility and diseases and pests attack |
beans | why are my beans drying | Drought or attack by diseases and vectors |
beans | why are my beans not performing well in dry seasons? | There is little water in the soil and low nutrient uptake leading to low yields |
maize | why are new hybrid maize seeds more affected with pests this season | Because of their lush nature, they may attract more pests |
cassava | why are other cassava tubers bitter while others are not? | Because of hydrogen cyanide |
cassava | why are roots of my cassava rotting | Because they are diseased |
beans | why are some bean plants drying up even in the rainy season? | This is caused by root rots |
beans | why are some bean pods bending and yet some are straight? | Due to effect of bean golden mosaic virus (BGMV) |
beans | why are some beans drying up and turning yellow? | This could be due to root rots |
cassava | why are some cassava leaves folded and others are not yet they are of the same plant | Because of water deficiency |
cassava | why are some cassava leaves yellowish | Yellowing is mainly caused by viral diseases but lack of Nitrogen in the soil can also cause yellowing |
cassava | why are some cassava plant having cassava mosaic. | Cassava mosaic disease is caused by cassava mosaic virus which is mainly spread by whiteflies and use of diseased planting material |
cassava | why are some cassava tubers not suitable for fresh consumption? | Have high cyanide |
general | why are some famers practicing crop rotation | It is important in improving yields and cycling nutrients |
beans | why are some leaves turning black and some parts not? | This could mean that your garden is infected with bean leaf rust disease |
maize | why are some maize leaves are white in color. | They have fungal diseases |
maize | why are some maize leaves white in color | Such maize may have been infected with fall worm larvae which after eating may lead the leaf to emerge as white |
maize | why are some not germinating after planting and even raining? | Seed dormancy, poor storage or weevil damage |
cassava | why are stems provided by government rotting easily? | Sometimes, they are cut when they are still young |
maize | why are termites eating my maize | They are looking for water |
cassava | why are termites eating the planted cassava stem? | This is because cassava stems have nutrients in them and they are moist |
beans | why are the bean flowers over falling off? | Due to the effect of bean flower beetle eating the flowers, flower thrips, can also be caused by water logging |
beans | why are the bean leaves drying in early stages? | This can be caused by root rots |
beans | why are the bean leaves yellowing? | This can be due to nutrient deficiency or even pests and diseases |
beans | why are the bean roots looking like ash when I remove it? | This is due to sclerotium |
beans | why are the bean seeds not germinating even at good weather conditions? | This can be a result of seed dormancy or the seeds were stored poorly |
beans | why are the bean seeds so small? | It may be due to stunted growth of beans which leads to small seeds or diseases |
beans | why are the beans growing short in the garden? | This can be caused by diseases e.g. bean common mosaic virus or even lack of nutrients |
beans | why are the beans not flowering properly? | It can be due to insects eating the flowers and nutrient deficiency |
beans | why are the beans turning black in the garden? | This can be due to diseases and pests e.g. bean anthracnose, aphids |
beans | why are the beans turning yellow in the garden? | This can be as a result of water logging, bean fly, fusarium root rot or nutrient deficiency |
cassava | why are the cassava leaves bending and the stem looking damaged? | This is due to cassava brown streak virus |
cassava | why are the cassava leaves folding? | This could be caused by cassava mosaic virus (CMV) |
cassava | why are the cassava leaves yellowing? | This could be caused by cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSV), cassava bacterial blight |
cassava | why are the cassava roots in the garden rotting? | This can be an effect of cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSV) or water logging |
cassava | why are the cassava roots rotting? | This can be caused by cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSV) or water logging |
cassava | why are the cassava stems looking damaged in the garden? | This are streaks caused by cassava brown streak virus |
cassava | why are the leaves drying up even when there is rain? | Your cassava could be infected by cassava bacterial blight |
beans | why are the leaves drying up? | This can be due to root rots |
cassava | why are the leaves folding and looking damaged? | This can be caused by cassava mosaic virus (CMV) |
beans | why are the leaves folding even in a rainy season? | This can be an effect of bean common mosaic virus |
beans | why are the leaves folding when it's flowering? | Effect of sucking insects |
cassava | why are the leaves folding? | It's because of cassava mosaic virus (CMV) |
beans | why are the leaves looking like they are drying? | This is a result of root rots |
cassava | why are the leaves looking so weird? | Could be effect of cassava mosaic virus (CMV) |
cassava | why are the leaves looking ugly and unhealthy? | Due to pest and diseases. |
cassava | why are the leaves of cassava folding a lot? | That is a side effect of cassava mosaic virus (CMV) |
cassava | why are the leaves turning reddish and yellowish? | This could be caused by cassava bacterial blight |
beans | why are the leaves turning yellow and folding? | This can be caused by bean common mosaic virus |
maize | why are the maize leaves turning red? | This is an effect of a lot of sugar concentration in the leaves |
maize | why are the maize leaves turning so yellow? | Nutrient deficiency |
maize | why are the maize leaves turning yellow? | That is a sign of nutrient deficiency |
cassava | why are the roots not having cassava? | This can be an effect of cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSV) |
cassava | why are the roots of cassava bent and segmented? | This is caused by cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSV) |
beans | why are the roots turning into ashes? | This is because of Sclerotium (substance like ash developing on the plant base) |
cassava | why are the stems given by government getting infected so fast? | In most cases, they do not test whether the stems are infected already before supplying and so they supply infected stems |
cassava | why are there no cassava on the roots? | Effect of cassava brown streak virus |
cassava | why are there always termites in the hole which I had dug for planting cassava? | This can be because it's soft and wet |
maize | why are there caterpillars in the maize garden? | They are feeding on maize |
beans | why are there houseflies in my beans garden? | This can be caused by beans rotting in the garden |
beans | why are there some caterpillars under the roots? | Some insects lay eggs in the soil and when they hatch into larvae, the larvae keep in the ground while feeding on roots before becoming adults to complete the life cycle. |
maize | why are there weevils even after putting the maize in the sun? | The eggs of weevils stick on the seeds and are not killed by the sun, therefore they keep viable |
maize | why are there weevils in my maize yet it didn't have before? | Probably, there were weavil eggs that had not yet hatched |
beans | why are there white insects (aphides) under the beans? | This happens before spraying the beans with pesticides and aphids keep feeding on plants |
beans | why beans leave can be dots | Attack by fungal diseases |
general | why can roots of plants breathe easily in loose soil? | Using root hairs |
cassava | why cassava harvest in rain season is not good | The cassava will be difficult to dry |
cassava | why cassava leave can be dots | Dots show cassava bacterial blight spots |
cassava | why cassava leave can be yellow | Yellowing is mainly caused by viral diseases but lack of Nitrogen in the soil can also cause yellowing |
cassava | why cassava make green | Chlorophyll in the leaves |
cassava | why did my cassava just start changing color after germinating? | effect of the termites |
beans | why do I always need to spray my beans in order to get good yields? | Spraying eliminates pests which most of the times are the vectors of most diseases. When pests and diseases are eliminated, then bean yields will increase. |
beans | why do I get low yields on a vary large piece of land? | It can be due to failure to control pest and diseases, late planting in the season, poor plant spacing, etc |
cassava | why do I get low yields with cassava? | Diseases can lower down the yield |
beans | why do I have very many caterpillars in my beans garden? | This happens if you've not yet sprayed the garden and there are weeds in the garden. |
maize | why do I only get low yields in maize? | This can be a result of pests and diseases, planting poor variety or inappropriate spacing |
beans | why do always my beans flowers shied during heavy rainy season | Attack by pests and a lot of moisture |
beans | why do bean seeds go bad when put on the floor | They absorb moisture which increases their moisture content causing them to rot |
beans | why do beans sometimes take long to get ready? | It may depend on the variety of beans and the age of the seed |
cassava | why do cassava cuttings become bigger in the soil after planting. | Failure to germinate or put tubers may lead to thickening of stems with reserves |
cassava | why do cassava leaf use to be yellow | Viral disease attack |
maize | why do maize leaves sometimes are yellow | Yellowing is mainly caused by viral diseases but lack of Nitrogen in the soil can also cuase yellowing |
cassava | why do most of cassava growers do not plant cassava seeds | They dont yield properly |
cassava | why do people grow cassava in Uganda | Food and income security |
cassava | why do pest destroy cassava leaves in the garden. | They eat them as food |
general | why do plants shade off their leaves during dry season | To reduce transpiration |
maize | why do seeds from the middle of a maize comb germinate better? | This is because they are well developed compared to others in both ends. |
cassava | why do some cassava dry during the sunny season | Loss of water |
cassava | why do some cassava leaves are folded | Because of water deficiency |
cassava | why do some cassava leaves are weak | Because of lack of nutrients |
cassava | why do some cassava leaves folded | Have cassava mosaic disease |
cassava | why do some cassava plant which is having virus rot and others do not route yet are in one Hole? | When the plant is not highly challenegd by the virus, it can be able to produce some roots |
cassava | why do some cassava variety rot in the ground? | This can be a result of cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSV) or water logging |
maize | why do some combs have no seeds? | Pollination did not take place |