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Production of Fumonisins by Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum Isolates Associated with Equine Leukoencephalomalacia and a Pulmonary Edema Syndrome in Swine
(Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1990)During the 1989 corn harvest season, the National Veterinary Services Laboratories received numerous reports of outbreaks of equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM) and a porcine pulmonary edema syndrome (PPE). The PPE ... -
Elephants, Selective Logging and Forest Regeneration in the Kibale Forest, Uganda
(Journal of Tropical Ecology, 1996)The Kibale Forest, western Uganda, is the only site where studies have compared the impact of elephants on rainforest regeneration in logged and unlogged control areas. Elephants used heavily logged areas more than lightly ... -
Mangabey (Cercocebus albigena) Ranging Patterns in Relation to Fruit Availability and the Risk of Parasite Infection in Kibale National Park, Uganda
(American Journal of Primatology, 1997)Two opposing hypotheses concerning determinants of mangabey (Cercocebus albigena) ranging patterns have been advocated. One hypothesis suggests that ranging patterns of mangabeys are largely a response to fruit availability, ... -
Increasing Conversion in Membrane Filtration Systems using a Desupersaturation Unit to Prevent Scaling
(Desalination, 1998)A desupersaturation unit (DU), placed between the stages of either RO or NF systems is aimed at reducing the degree of supersaturation in the concentrate stream thus preventing membrane scaling in the last stage of a ... -
Complementarity and the Use of Indicator Groups for Reserve Selection in Uganda
(Nature, 1998)A major obstacle to conserving tropical biodiversity is the lack of information as to where efforts should be concentrated. One potential solution is to focus on readily assessed indicator groups, whose distribution predicts ... -
Assessing Fern Diversity: relative species richness and its environmental correlates in Uganda
(Biodiversity & Conservation, 1998)Techniques for the rapid quantification of tropical biodiversity are of critical importance in deciding where to invest scarce conservation resources. Here we describe a simple survey method for assessing species-level ... -
Population dynamics of ticks on indigenous cattle in a pastoral dry to semi-arid rangeland zone of Uganda
(Experimental & applied acarology, 1999)Studies on seasonality and population dynamics of ticks on indigenous cattle and their crosses (calves) were carried out in Buruli Ranching Scheme, Nabiswera, Luwero district of Uganda on three treatment groups of animals: ... -
Pests and diseases on cowpea in Uganda: Experiences from a diagnostic survey
(African Crop Science Journal, 1999)A diagnostic survey (DS) using a questionnaire covering 525 farm households was conducted in 1993/94 to determine the status of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) and its production constraints in Uganda. Subsequent ... -
Regeneration of an afromontane forest Following agricultural encroachment in Southwestern Uganda
(Israel Journal Of Plant Sciences, 2000)A study of the regeneration of an Afromontane forest was carried out in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (MGNP), southwestern Uganda, following agricultural encroachment in the last 50 years. The landscape was changed by ... -
Comparison of damage levels caused by Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus multicinctus on bananas in Uganda
(Annals of Applied Biology, 2000)Field surveys were done in 1997 and 1998 in Masaka district, Uganda, an area which is experiencing a decline in banana production, to assess level of damage caused by nematodes Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus ... -
Spatial Distribution of Nematode Population Densities and Nematode Damage in Roots of Three Banana Cultivars in Uganda
(Nematropica, 2000)The spatial distribution of nematode populations and damage in roots of Nabusa ( Musa AAAgroup ‘Matooke’), Pisang Awak ( Musa ABB) and Sukali Ndizi ( Musa AB) three banana cultivars widely grown in Uganda, was ... -
The Effect of Oral Administration of Polyethylene Glycol on Faecal Helminth Egg Counts in Pregnant Goats Grazed on Browse Containing Condensed Tannins
(Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2000)Thirty yearling F1 Anglo-Nubian 6 Mubende goats, averaging 21+0.45 kg, kept on free-range feeding in the Ankole range land, Uganda, were screened for health and nutritional status, effectively treated against helminth ... -
Primate Community Dynamics in Old Growth Forest over 23.5 Years at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda: Implications for Conservation and Census Methods
(International Journal of Primatology, 2000)Few data exist regarding long-term changes in primate populations in old-growth, tropical forests. In the absence of this information, it is unclear how to assess population trends efficiently and economically. We addressed ... -
Transmission of viral RNA and DNA to maize kernels by vascular puncture inoculation
(Journal of virological methods, 2001)Vascular puncture inoculation (VPI) is an effective technique for transmission of maize viruses without using arthropods or other biological vectors. It involves using a jeweler’s engraving tool to push minuten pins through ... -
Disappearing Forests Of Uganda: The Way Forward
(Current Science, 2001)Encroachment on state lands is a common practice in Uganda. Forest reserves are a form of state land under forest cover of either high land tropical forest (HLTF) or low land moist forest (LMF), and woodlands. Deforestation ... -
Correlates of Intergroup Transfer in Male Grey-cheeked Mangabeys
(International Journal of Primatology, 2001)We studied factors influencing intergroup transfer in male mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena) inhabiting 7 social groups in Kibale National Park over a 2-year period. The sample consisted of 40 males including 36 that we ... -
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 ...
