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Utilizing heated pollen and Androgenesis pathways for the production of haploids in cassava
(Makerere University, 2022-05-16)
It takes no less than eight years to develop a new variety because the cassava breeding cycle is long, and its multiplication rate slow. Cassava breeding is based on the use of heterozygous progenitors, which has important ...
Organochlorine pesticide residues in Uganda’s honey as a bioindicator of environmental contamination and reproductive health implications to consumers
(Elsevier, 2021)
Honey has multifaceted nutritional and medicinal values; however, its quality is hinged on the floral origin of the nectar. Taking advantage of the large areas that they cover; honeybees are often used as bioindicators of ...
Antiplasmodial activity, Toxicity and Phytochemistry of Selected Plant Species used by Rukararwe and Prometra Herbalists in Treatment of Malaria in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03-30)
Resistance of malaria parasites to known antimalarial drugs necessitated to finding new drugs from natural products which are readily available to treat malaria. The study documented; medicinal plants used in malaria ...
Potential Hydrogeological Contaminants derived from petroleum activities in the Albertine Graben
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Current understanding of the hydrogeological characteristics of rift-margin environments is limited and not well reconciled to large- scale conceptual models of rift evolution. In Uganda with substantial dependence on ...
Development of a sensible heat packed bed energy storage system for medium temperature applications
(Makerere University, 2020-11-01)
Utilization of solar energy can be a strategy to provide clean and cheap energy for various purposes such as cooking. Unfortunately, solar energy is intermittent and unreliable for continuous usage. As a result, it ...
Evaluation of modified collection drums and light emitting diode bulbs for trapping the edible long-horned grasshopper, ruspolia differens (serville) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)
The long-horned grasshopper (Ruspolia differens) is a delicacy in Uganda and many African countries. It is traditionally trapped at night during the swarming seasons using mercury bulbs that consume a lot of electric energy ...
Potential Hydrogeological Contaminants derived from petroleum activities in the Albertine Graben
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Current understanding of the hydrogeological characteristics of rift-margin environments is limited and not well reconciled to large- scale conceptual models of rift evolution. In Uganda with substantial dependence on ...
Synthesis, catalysis and Nitrosyl derivatives of Iron(ii) complexes bearing Pentadentate Polypyridyl ligands
(Makerere University, 2021-04-06)
The work described in this thesis reports the synthesis, characterization, and solution chemistry of a series of new pentadentate polypyridyl ligands and their corresponding Fe(II) complexes. The ligand structure was based ...
Diversity and distribution of aerial parasitic plants on woody plants in home gardens of selected districts of Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Parasitic plants, through a range of infestation strategies, attack and destroy crop plants and therefore require management. In Uganda, the vulnerability of crop plants as hosts to parasitic plants has not been much ...
Morphometrics, growth and nutritional characterization of selected bivalves' species from Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2020-01-07)
Fish is a major source of animal protein to most people in Uganda. However, production from capture fisheries has declined, mainly due to overfishing. Aquaculture, which is a viable option to meet the fish demand is ...