The current research work was conducted to understand the dynamics of nutrients from the organic-inorganic (algae, agri-mat, grass and lime ammonium nitrate) amendments into soil through mineralization, their movement ...

This thesis researched a mango disease which caused considerable loss to mango growers in South Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly around Barberton, Warm baths and the coastal region of Natal. ...

This study examined the effects of climate change on maize productivity in Southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling was utilized to select 540 respondents for the study. Both primary and secondary data were collected ...

Burkea africana Hook. (wild syringa) is an average sized leguminous tree, 10-12 m in height occasionally reaching over 20m. This monotypic genus is dominant and codominant in Zambia, and is present throughout Africa as ...

Unemployment in South Africa has averaged above 20% over the past ten years. Trade liberalisation is linked to an increase or a decrease in trade and employment. Though, on the one hand, the positive aspects of trade ...

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.) are an important part of the human diet and consumed as herbs and vegetables. The cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries also use these herbs, and may ...

The study analysed the effects of conservation farming in Zimbabwe using a mixed methodology approach. This analysis comes against the background of the recognition that climate change, as characterized by severe droughts, ...

The increasing need for irrigation water due to water scarcity and decreasing precipitation has led to the use of both treated and untreated acid mine drainage (AMD) as irrigation water. However, there is a paucity of ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feed value of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) De Wit, as a renewable protein supplement for low-quality forages. Eight trials were conducted at the University of Pretoria experimental ...

The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of agricultural infrastructure on agricultural productivity and agricultural income of smallholder farmers in the North West Province, South Africa. Factors that contribute ...