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Assessing the impact of biological control in the Rivers Kagera, Mara, Pangani and Sigi.
(Makerere University, 2007-07)
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach, is considered to be the worst aquatic weed worldwide. Biological control using Neochetina weevils was initiated in Tanzania in1995; however this control mechanism ...
The molecular biology of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine drug resistance of plasmodium falciparum strains in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007-08)
In November of 2000, Uganda changed its anti-malarial policy to replace chloroquine (CQ) with a combination of CQ and sulphadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) as the first line agents. The idea of the combination was to delay the ...
Phytochemical and bio-activity evaluation of Commicarpus plumbagineus standl: A medicinal plant used traditionally in reproductive health care in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007-09)
Commicarpus plumbagineus Standl. (Nyctaginaceae) is a traditional medicinal plant used to treat a variety of diseases including urinary tract infections, prevention of miscarriages, purification and improvement of blood ...