Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Issue Date "2006"
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Bacteraemia among severely malnourished children infected and uninfected with the human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Kampala, Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2006)BACKGROUND: To establish the magnitude of bacteraemia in severely malnourished children, and describe the types of bacteria and antimicrobial sensitivity by HIV status. METHOD: Isolates were recovered from 76 blood ... -
Determinants of investment in machinery and equipment by tea processing firms in Uganda
(2006)The Government of Uganda recognizes that increased agro-processing is key to maximizing output from the agricultural sector hence accelerating economic growth. To this end, government is focusing its efforts towards ... -
Efforts by small-scale farmers to maintain soil fertility and their impacts on soil properties, Luwero District, Uganda
(The Haworth Press, 2006)Low soil fertility remains a major reason for rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. In light of the need to set priorities and formulate development policies, this study investigates efforts by farmers in central Uganda to ... -
Physical and mechanical properties of some less utilised tropical timber tree species growing in Uganda
(National Agricultural Research Organisation, 2006)Variation in some physical and mechanical properties of the wood in four less utilised tree species native to Uganda was examined. One mature tree each of Antiaris toxicaria, Celtis mildbraedii, Maesopsis eminii and Alstonia ... -
A preliminary analysis of diversity among East African sweet potato landraces using morphological and simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers
(International Society for Hoticultural Science, 2006)East Africa is known to have a wide range of sweet potato landraces and, therefore, is considered to be a secondary center of diversity. In this study, we assessed the diversity among sweet potato landraces from Kenya, ... -
Understanding the stability of forest reserve boundaries in the West Mengo region of Uganda
(Ecology and Society, 2006)Despite heavy pressure and disturbance, state property regimes have stemmed deforestation within protected areas of the West Mengo region of Uganda for over 50 yr. In this manuscript, we reconstruct the process of creation ...