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Campylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis, And Shigellosis In Free-Ranging Human-Habituated Mountain Gorillas Of Uganda
(Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2001)For conservation purposes and due to growing ecotourism, free-ranging mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) have been habituated to humans. Fecal specimens (n = 62) collected in January 1999 from mountain gorillas ... -
Predatory behavior of crowned hawk-eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus) in Kibale National Park, Uganda
(Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2001)Evaluating the nature and significance of predation on populations of wild primates has been difficult given a paucity of data regarding the phenomenon. Here we addressed this problem in a 37-month study of the predatory ... -
Development of IPM technologies for tomato in central Uganda: evaluation of management practices on incidence of late blight on tomatoes
(World Vegetable Center, 2002)The major production constraints of tomatoes, an important vegetable in Uganda, include Early and late blights (Alternaria solani and Phytophthora infestans), bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum), aphids, thrips, mites, ... -
A Bayesian Approach to Regional and Local-Area Prediction From Crop Variety Trials
(Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 2002)The inclusion of covariates in models for analyzing variety£ environmentaldata sets allows the estimation of variety yields for speci c locations within a region as well as for the region as a whole. Here we explore a ... -
Cryptosporidiosis in People sharing Habitats with Free-ranging Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei), Uganda
(The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2002)Cryptosporidiosis, a zoonotic diarrheal disease, significantly contributes to the mortality of people with impaired immune systems worldwide. Infections with an animal-adapted genotype (Genotype 2) of Cryptosporidium parvum ... -
Traditional Herbal Drugs Of Bulamogi, Uganda: Plants, Use And Administration
(Journal of ethnopharmacology,, 2003)We present here an inventory of the medicinal plants of Bulamogi county in Uganda, including their medicinal use, preparation and administration modes. Fieldwork for this study was conducted between June 2000 and June 2001 ... -
Anthocyanins acylated with gallic acid from chenille plant, Acalypha hispida
(Phytochemistry, 2003)Three anthocyanins were isolated from the red flowers of chenille plant, Acalypha hispida Burm. (Euphorbiaceae) by a combination of chromatographic techniques. Their structures were elucidated mainly by homo- and heteronuclear ... -
Identifying market opportunities for urban and peri-urban farmers in Kampala, Uganda
(International Center for Tropical Agriculture, 2003)Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, has a population of approximately 1.2 million inhabitants that is growing at a rate of over 3.9% per year. The growth of the city represents a large expansion in markets for agricultural ... -
Access to Land for Urban Agriculture in Kampala
(Urban agriculture magazine, 2003)Agriculture in Kampala is practised mainly in valley slums where the poor live in informal settlements. Although urban agriculture offers easy access to services and markets, gaining access to land to grow food and rear ... -
Forest succession in Kibale National Park, Uganda: implications for forest restoration and management
(African Journal of Ecology, 2003)Forest succession was studied in four plots in former grasslands at the Ngogo study area in Kibale National Park, Uganda. The plots were located in areas that had been protected from fire for 0.58, 25, 9 and ≈30 years for ... -
Foci of Endemic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Wild-Living Eastern Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
(Journal of virology, 2003)Simian immunodeficiency virus of chimpanzees (SIVcpz) is the immediate precursor to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), yet remarkably, the distribution and prevalence of SIVcpz in wild ape populations are unknown. ... -
Localized tree mortality following the drought of 1999 at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
(African Journal of Ecology, 2003)The first half of 1999 was unusually dry at Ngogo, and caused leaves to dry on most trees throughout the study area. With the return of the rains in the second half of the year, trees on deeper soils recovered. In the year ... -
Farmer-participatory Evaluation of Cowpea integrated Pest Management (IPM) Technologies in Eastern Uganda
(Crop Protection, 2003)A three-season study was conducted with the goal of verifying integrated pest management (IPM) technologies developed at Makerere University for management of cowpea field pests. Ten IPM-field schools with 10–20 farmers ... -
Banana streak virus is very diverse in Uganda
(Virus Research, 2004)Banana streak virus (BSV) is a badnavirus that causes a viral leaf streak disease of banana and plantain (Musa spp.). Identified in essentially all Musa growing areas of the world, it has a deleterious effect on the ... -
Kitchen Practices Used in Handling Broiler Chickens and Survival of Campylobacter spp. on Cutting Surfaces in Kampala, Uganda
(Journal of food protection, 2004)Cross-contamination during food preparation has been identified as an important factor associated with foodborne illnesses. Handling practices used during preparation of broiler chickens in 31 fast-food restaurants and ... -
The Traditional Medicine Practitioners (Tmps) And Attitudes Of The Rural Community Of Bulamogi County (Uganda) Towards Traditional Medicine: Preliminary Findings
(African Journal of Ecology, 2004)Traditional medicine (TM) is very important for primary health care delivery and its use is widespread in developing countries; in Africa up to 80% of the population use TM (WHO, 2002). Traditional medicine owes its ... -
Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics for Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
(AgEcon Search, 2004)Since the 1970s, African economies have under-performed and incomes have declined. Similarly, the agricultural sectors have malfunctioned and agricultural production shrunk despite over two-thirds of the population being ... -
Explaining Poverty in Uganda: Evidence from the Uganda National Household Survey
(AgEcon Search, 2004)The broad aim of the research was to establish a tool for identifying cost effective poverty alleviation strategies in Uganda. The objectives were to test hypotheses on causes of poverty in Uganda and to develop a ... -
The Value of Uganda's Forests: A livelihoods and ecosystems approach
(Wildlife Conservation Society., 2004)Forests provide a wealth of indirect environmental benefits as well as direct use benefits for many of the people surrounding them. The loss of forested areas upsets soil-water relations, creates erosion, and lowers water ... -
Sub-Saharan African agricultural research Recent investment trends
(Outlook on Agriculture, 2004)Following two decades of increasing investments, growth in public agricultural research spending in Sub-Saharan Africa stagnated during the 1980s and 1990s at an average rate of about 1% per year. Nonetheless, this ...
