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Utilizing heated pollen and Androgenesis pathways for the production of haploids in cassava
(Makerere University, 2022-05-16)
It takes no less than eight years to develop a new variety because the cassava breeding cycle is long, and its multiplication rate slow. Cassava breeding is based on the use of heterozygous progenitors, which has important ...
Evaluation of modified collection drums and light emitting diode bulbs for trapping the edible long-horned grasshopper, ruspolia differens (serville) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)
The long-horned grasshopper (Ruspolia differens) is a delicacy in Uganda and many African countries. It is traditionally trapped at night during the swarming seasons using mercury bulbs that consume a lot of electric energy ...
Diversity and distribution of aerial parasitic plants on woody plants in home gardens of selected districts of Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Parasitic plants, through a range of infestation strategies, attack and destroy crop plants and therefore require management. In Uganda, the vulnerability of crop plants as hosts to parasitic plants has not been much ...
Morphometrics, growth and nutritional characterization of selected bivalves' species from Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2020-01-07)
Fish is a major source of animal protein to most people in Uganda. However, production from capture fisheries has declined, mainly due to overfishing. Aquaculture, which is a viable option to meet the fish demand is ...
Forage diversity and preferences by honeybees Apis mellifera (hymenoptera: apidae) in Masaka district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-25)
The honey production potential for Uganda and in particular Masaka District has hardly been fully exploited and thus the honey production capacity has since remained low. Knowledge on suitable foraging options for honeybees ...
Prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil- transmitted helminthes and the associated risk factors among primary school children aged 10-14 years in Buyende District-Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-03)
Infestations of Schistosoma mansoni and STHs in children especially among the primary school age group is still a problem of public health concern in Uganda with an estimated prevalence in some areas at 4.5% despite the ...
Effect of thermal pretreatment of East African highland cooking banana peels on biogas production
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
East African Highland Cooking Banana peels (EAHB peels) possess suitable properties for biogas production through anaerobic digestion however hydrolysis of EAHB Peels like other lignocellulosic materials is slow and therefore ...
Distribution and incidence of the oil palm weevil Rhynchophorus Phoenicis (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in selected districts of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-10)
The weevil Rhynchophorus (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a key pest of oil palm worldwide, but information on its infestation of crops in Uganda is eleven decades old, therefore, outdated. The current study was ...
Farmers’ awareness of bean leaf beetles (Ootheca spp.) and the virulence of Aspergillus flavus and Metarhizium Anisopliae against these pests in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a widely grown crop and plays a key role of food and income security in Uganda. However, production of the crop is constrained by field insect pests including bean leaf beetles ...
Microbial contaminants in wild harvested and traded edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Edible insects are now globally recognised as alternative sources of food and feed. Currently, over 470 spp of insects are consumed in Africa alone, with Ruspolia differens being the most common in central Uganda. Harvesting ...