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Integrating geophysical exploration methods to minimise environmental impacts: A case study of oil and gas exploration, exploration area 2 Albertine Graben, Uganda.
(2013)
Geophysical exploration techniques for oil and gas are vital in providing information on subsurface bedrock structures, and sometimes, lithology and hydrocarbon indications thereby pinpointing the probable location of ...
Utilisation of spent brewer’s yeast as a protein feed supplement for growing pigs.
(2013)
A study consisting of a diagnostic survey and a feeding trial was conducted to establish the potential of utilising spent brewer’s yeast (SBY) as a protein source in diets of growing pigs.
A pre-tested questionnaire was ...
Evapotranspiration crop coefficients for mixed riparian plant community and transpiration crop coefficients for Common reed, Cottonwood and Peach-leaf willow in the Platte River Basin, Nebraska-USA
(Elsevier, 2013)
Application of two-step approach of evapotranspiration (ET) crop coefficients (Kc) to ‘‘approximate’’ a very complex process of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) for field crops has been practiced by water management community. ...
Enhancement of somatic embryogenesis in recalcitrant East African hybrid bananas.
(2013)
Lack of appropriate in vitro protocols has limited advances in the use of tissue culture in rapid multiplication of planting material and development of reliable genetic transformations for AAA-EA banana. Embryogenic callus ...
Physiological and morphological responses of farmer preferred cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars to drought stress in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013)
Cassava is the most important staple food crop in the tropics feeding over 800 million people, mainly resource poor small scale-farmers. In Uganda, cassava ranks 2nd to bananas in terms of total production and per capita ...
Factors influencing farmers’ choice to sell milled versus unmilled rice
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
The number of rice mills in Uganda has increased rapidly during the past decade, presumably in response to the increasing demand for rice milling services by rice farmers. However, recent studies show that despite the ...
Effects of season and genotype on grazing behaviour, forage intake and digesta kinetics of pure Ankole and Ankole X Holstein crossbred cows
(Makerere University, 2013-01)
Grazing behaviour and forage utilization of pure Ankole and Ankole x Holstein crossbreds was evaluated in the dry and rainy seasons. The grazed pastures were evaluated for quantity and quality according to the seasons and ...
Population growth and urban infrastructural development in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2013-04)
The research study was conducted in Mukono Central Division (formerly Mukono Town council), an area with the highest urban population growth of 17.6 percent per annum (UBOS, 2005). The research topic was “Population growth ...
Determination of optimum sesame population in the finger millet + sesame additive intercropping system
(Makerere University, 2013-03)
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana) are important food security crops in Northern and Eastern Uganda, with the latter being established in most parts of the two regions. The two crop species ...
Economic evaluation of the potato market chains in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the major staple foods for most Ugandans and a source of income for most rural households especially in the south western region of the country. Farmers produce and sell potato to ...