Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are common health concerns in low-income countries like Ethiopia. Current information on the magnitude of the problem in a locality is vital to devise appropriate control strategies. ...
The survival mechanisms of plants in response to fire were investigated to understand the
ecological freqances of plants in frequently burning plots of savanna woodlands and
grasslands. These studies included: strategies ...
Several tests have been developed to diagnose HIV/AIDS and detect the presence of anti-HIV-1
antibodies. But, these tests were not able to distinguish recent from established infections which
are particularly useful in ...
Nineteen released varieties and two local landraces of tef from Jimma area were planted in
quadruplicated completely randomized block design at Jimma Agricultural Research Center
during the 2007 main cropping season to ...
This study was conducted with the objective of investigation of genetic
variation between populations of cultivated enset and provides information for
conservation and improvement of enset. Leaf samples for seventy-one ...
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was conducted to document the indigenous plant-based
medical knowledge of the people of Goma Wereda in southwestern Ethiopia from September, 2009 to
May, 2010. A total of 100 ...
Solid state cultivation (SSC) was carried out to evaluate the feasibility of using coffee waste
as substrates for the production of the edible mushroom, Pluerotus ostreatus. Coffee husk
and coffee pulp powder media were ...
A study on the population status (species composition, diversity, abundance,
dominance, importance value, structure, regeneration) and socio-economic
importance, mainly the roles in the livelihood of pastoral and ...
Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst. (family Burseraceae), is one of the key plant species in the
drylands of the Horn of Africa. Unregulated extraction of gums and resins and land use change
are among the main factors ...
In Ethiopia, huge amount of flower residues are generated in each flower farm and damped into
the environment leading to various problems. This initiated this work to utilize the wastes for soil
amelioration and protection ...
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality and safety of
canned foods available to consumers on the market in Addis Ababa and also to assess the fate of
contaminating pathogens in the ...
A study on the ecology of small mammals was carried out in Denkoro Forest Priority Area from
August 2007 to February 2008. Five trapping grids were randomly selected based on the
representative habitat types; open ...
A survey aimed to study species composition, seasonal abundance and infection rate of
phlebotomine sandfly species were carried out in a village called Diteta, where new cases of
visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been ...
Xyalaria sp. are known to be associated with termites. However, the benefit the
termites get from this association is not yet known. Termites collect wood pieces
from the surrounding and collect it in the mound. The wood ...
Anatolnical features of stein internodes and the leaves
of Vernonia galamensis (Cass) Less. and Guizotia abyssinica
(L.:f.) Casso have been studied. Most of the anatomical
characters of the t,ro species are similar and ...
The subspecies of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana knochenhaueri, was studied in the
Mago National Park to determine population numbers, distribution by seasons and migration
routes. The current poaching situation, ...
Morphological and molecular diversity study and the associated ethnobotanical
profile of durum wheat landraces (farmers' varieties) of North Shewa have been
undertaken in this study. Morphological diversity stndy on ...
This study was conducted on pod and seed characteristics, gel1ninalion physiology as well as the potentials of
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benlll ssp. abyssinica fOI' growing on degraded land. Mature pods of A. ...