College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science
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Design and development of a solar powered irrigation system model for South Africa.
(2021)Abstract available in PDF. -
Free basic water services standards as indicators to assess inequalities in sustainable access to improved water services.
(2020)Sustainable access to improved water services is essential to sustain human life and a fundamental human right. Water is used by rural communities for activities that improve their health, wellbeing and livelihoods. As ... -
Life cycle assessment and the productivity study of the sugar industry in Sudan.
(2020)Abstract available in PDF. -
Anthropometric status and dietary habits of registered nurses, enrolled nurses and enrolled nursing auxilliaries workng at a private hospital in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing over the years, particularly in South Africa (SA). A major contributor to this is poor lifestyle choices such as unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles. The ... -
Diversity of quorum sensing pherotypes amongst ecotypes of plant-associated Bacillus subtilis sensu lato isolates.
(2021)Ecologically-adapted populations, or ecotypes, are species forms that are functionally adapted to particular habitat niches. Bacterial ecotypes are challenging the significance and implications of ecological adaptation ... -
Analysing food security status among farmworkers in the Tshiombo Irrigation Scheme, Vhembe district, Limpopo Province.
(2020)Historically, South African rural households produced most of their food. Recently, rural households depend on market purchases, and possibly from neighbours. Currently, unemployment and lack of access to irrigable land, ... -
Investigating the indigenous postharvest technologies and practices used in smallholder farming systems, and their impact on food security: the case of Maqongqo, Mkhambathini Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)The sustainability of indigenous knowledge and its use has remained a key challenge in many parts of the developing world. Through the review of substantial literature, the researcher has identified that the indigenous ... -
Farmers’ perception and adaptation to climate change: case study of vulnerable areas in uMhlathuze Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2020)Global climate change has become a crucial concern, with smallholder farmers in developed countries being the most vulnerable In Africa, especially Sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of smallholder farmers cultivate crops ... -
Factors influencing the level of vegetable value chain participation and implications on smallholder farming and food security in Swayimane, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)In less developed countries, smallholder farming is important for development that could alleviate poverty, improve livelihoods, and contribute to household food security. However, Smallholder farming in South Africa is ... -
Design, implementation and assessment of a novel bioreactor for dark fermentative biohydrogen production.
(2020)The majority of the world’s energy consumption and electricity generation is derived from fossil fuel sources. Their consumption has a negative environmental impact, thus the need for renewable energies. Hydrogen being ... -
An ex-ante assessment of the socio-economic impacts of genetically modified sugarcane in the ILembe district of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)The increasing prevalence of the stalk borer, Eldana saccharina Walker (eldana), and creeping grass weed, Cynodon dactylon (cynodon), in sugarcane growing regions of South Africa have caused costs associated with control ... -
Effects of selected medicinal plant extracts on bacterial activity, cytotoxicity, rumen fermentation, nutrient utilization, and methane mitigation.
(2021)This research was conducted to address two important areas of global interest in livestock production: (i) the contribution of ruminants to climate change through the emission of methane gas produced in the rumen during ... -
Genetic diversity of some Moringa oleifera Lam. cultivars available in South Africa.
(2020)Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) is a nutritious and high medicinal value tree. The species is native to India but grown globally due to its properties. The nutritional content of the species includes high levels of ... -
DNA metabarcoding of zooplankton enhances community-level analyses of connectivity in a marine pelagic environment.
(2021)Zooplankton are abundant and diverse marine organisms that form ecologically important communities in marine pelagic ecosystems. They are well-suited for biomonitoring of ecosystem health and changes in biodiversity ... -
Vertical hydroponic production of leafy vegetables with human-excreta-derived-materials (HEDMs) from decentralised sanitation technologies.
(2020)Hydroponic production of leafy vegetables with human-excreta-derived-materials (HEDMs) extracted by decentralised sanitation technologies is projected to reduce food shortages while improving sanitation services in peri-urban ... -
Response of potato genotypes to production sites and water deficit imposed at different growth stages.
(2020)In South Africa, potato is an important food security crop widely cultivated by smallholder farmers due to its extensive adaptation characteristics. However, drought adaptive responses of potato genotypes vary under ... -
Water use and nutritional water productivity of taro (colocasia esculenta L. Schott ) Landraces.
(2020)Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a vital drought tolerant crop with the ability to produce corms of high nutritional quality, but it still occupies low levels of utilisation and research in South Africa. Information on crop ...
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