College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science
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Influence of physical state of farm housing and processing facilities on quality and safety of dairy milk products.
(2018)The broad objective of the study was to determine the influence of physical state of farm housing and milk processing facilities on the quality and safety of milk and its products. Data collected from urban areas (n =135) ... -
Agronomic and quantitative trait loci analyses of yield and yield-related traits in pigeonpea.
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Consumer acceptability, adaptability and genetic analysis of orange pro-vitamin A maize hybrids in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
(2018)Diets of most people in sub-Saharan Africa are composed of mainly cereals that frequently lack most nutrients, such as Vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness and increases ... -
Effects of biochar addition on soil nitrogen retention and vegetable uptake in intensive production systems, China.
(2017)China has a limited area of cultivated land per capita and an increasing population. Maintaining a high crop yield is essential to meet the large food demand and to assure grain self-sufficiency. With the pace of economic ... -
Impact of cash cropping on smallholder farming households’ food security in Shamva District, Zimbabwe.
(2017)Over 1.5 million Zimbabweans were food insecure in the 2015/2016 season, with the majority being in the rural areas. Land reform programmes have been implemented to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Smallholder ... -
Development of a framewok for managing food security programme : an analysis of student food insecurity and the interventions at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2018)Food insecurity is a critical challenge affecting many households in post-apartheid South Africa. The 2017 report by Statistics South Africa indicated that food poverty had increased by 2,8 million in headcount, from 11 ... -
Conservation agriculture and its impact on soil quality and maize yield: A South African perspective.
(2018)The countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are faced with the problem of soil degradation resulting from unsustainable soil management practices such as conventional tillage (CT) and the removal of soil biomass from crop ... -
Long-term fertilizer and sugarcane residue management effects on structural stability of two soil types in South Africa.
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Assessing the effect of crop intensification in improving aricultural productivity in smallholder farmers' fields : a case study of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)Crop intensification is adopted by different countries to address their challenges, which may include low standards of food and nutrition security, limited arable land and land degradation. To assess the effect of crop ... -
Critical tracking and stress analysis of Transnet engineering trailers.
(2017)Transnet Engineering (TE) produces specialised trailers that are not commercially available. The design of the trailers is based on experience plus knowledge of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) designed and operational ... -
Perceived barriers to lifestyle modification, motivation, knowledge and service needs of diabetic adults and their health care providers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
(2017)Introduction: Over 415 million people worldwide live with diabetes mellitus, of which 50% live in five countries: China, India, the United States of America, Brazil and Indonesia. The number of people with diabetes is ... -
Revealed preference analysis of consumers' switching behaviour towards rice brands in Nigeria.
(2018)Abstract in PDF file. -
Agronomic performance of sugarcane varieties derived from tissue culture (NovaCane®) and conventional seedcane under rainfed conditions.
(2017)The use of tissue culture (TC) plants have been promising for the production of true-to-type, disease free planting material. However, TC plants have been shown to possess an altered phenotype (high tillering and thinner ... -
Factors influencing the economic performance of a panel of commerical milk producers from East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal and Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa: 2007-2014.
(2018)The South African dairy industry has been characterized, in recent years, by an observed movement towards fewer, larger producers, implying a more competitive milk market in which efficiency measures are likely to become ... -
Breeding dual-purpose Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] varieties in Rwanda.
(2017)Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] is a multi-purpose crop where the fresh roots are used for human food and aboveground biomass for animal feed. In Rwanda, sweetpotato plays a key role in the mixed crop-livestock ... -
Economic recovery of biobutanol-a platform chemical for the sugarcane biorefinery.
(2018)In recent years, the South African sugar industry has faced challenges, such as drought, low prices and labour issues that have impacted negatively on the perceived sustainability. The adoption of the sugarcane biorefinery ... -
Seed quality and yield of selected traditional and commercial crops : vegetable water use and nutritional productivity perspectives.
(2017)Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces challenges of achieving nutrient and food security under water limitations due to climate change and variability. Under these conditions, it is important to adopt cropping systems that are ... -
Part clamping and fixture geometric adaptability for reconfigurable assembly systems.
(2017)The Fourth Industrial Revolution is leading towards cyber-physical systems which justified research efforts in pursuing efficient production systems incorporating flexible grippers. Due to the complexity of assembly ... -
Breakfast consumption and the relationship to to socio-demographic and lifestyle factors of undergraduate students in the School of Health Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Introduction: Breakfast is commonly regarded as the most important meal of the day. The consumption of breakfast has been linked to various health benefits, and is widely acknowledged in available literature. There is ... -
Phase equilibrium studies of NFM and toluene with heavy hydrocarbons and the conceptual process design of an aromatics recovery unit.
(2017)Distillation and extraction are commonly employed phase separation techniques, and improved efficiency and cost reduction in these large-scale processes are motivating factors behind thermodynamic equilibrium investigations. ...
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