Faculty of Agriculture: Recent submissions
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Prevalence of and factors associated with Brucella sero-positivity in cattle in urban and peri-urban Gulu and Soroti towns of Uganda
(The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, 2015)Brucellosis is a key zoonosis of major public health, animal welfare and economic significance, and is endemic in livestock in Uganda. A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out to estimate the sero-prevalence ... -
Sorghum Response to Fertilizer and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Uganda
(American Society of Agronomy, 2012)Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is important for smallholder production in semiarid parts of Uganda. Grain yields are low because of low soil fertility. Little fertilizer is used. Yield response to N, P, and K ... -
Maize Response to Fertilizer and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Uganda
(American Society of Agronomy, 2012)Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important smallholder crop in Uganda. Yields are low because of low soil fertility and little fertilizer use. Yield response to nutrient application and economically optimal rates (EOxR, where x ... -
Low Input Approaches for Soil Fertility Management in Semiarid Eastern Uganda
(American Society of Agronomy, 2007)Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important food crop of semiarid sub-Saharan Africa. Crop yields are generally low, partly due to low soil fertility. Research was conducted with farmers to evaluate, ... -
Why do Euphorbiaceae tick as medicinal plants? A review of Euphorbiaceae family and its medicinal features
(Academic Journals, 2011)Euphorbiaceae is among the large flowering plant families consisting of a wide variety of vegetative forms some of which are plants of great importance. Its classification and chemistry have of late been subjects of ... -
Awareness and Need for Knowledge of Health and Safety Among Diary Farmers Interviewed in Uganda
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2016-06)Safe working conditions are essential for healthy living and for ensuring food security among farmers and farm communities in developing countries. There is limited research on this topic, and documentation is essential ... -
Interaction of the predatory ant Pheidole megacephala (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with the polyphagus pest Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidea)
(Elsevier, 2017-01)We evaluated the potential of using Pheidole megacephala as a biological control agent against the coffee twig borer Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), an economically important pest of Robusta coffee in Uganda. Upon observing ...