School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sub-communities within this community
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Agrometeorology [27]
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Crop Science [84]
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Environmental Hydrology [110]
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Environmental Science [418]
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Food Security [77]
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Forestry [14]
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Geography [198]
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Geology [79]
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Hydrology [6]
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Plant Breeding [122]
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Plant Pathology [91]
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Soil Science [66]
Recent Submissions
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Potential of Jozini smallholder cattle farmers to progress from subsistence to commercial cattle farming for enhanced rural livelihoods.
(2016)Globally, livestock contributes significantly towards domestic production and household food security. Smallholder farmers are cited to won large livestock numbers compared to commercial farmers, especially in South Africa. ... -
Seismic, geochemical and sedimentological characteristics of storm deposits from the Durban continental shelf, South Africa.
(2015)The Durban shelf is a wave-dominated, high energy setting, characterised by submerged shorelines at depths of ~60 m, backed to landward by low-relief backbarrier depressions. The exposure at the seafloor of a back-barrier/lagoon ... -
Rainy season characteristics with reference to maize production for the Luvuvhu river catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
(2017)In arid and semi-arid regions, crop yields are mainly dependent on the amount and spatio-temporal distribution of rainfall. For most smallholder farmers in rural areas of southern Africa, rainfall is a critical input to ... -
Conserving soil moisture for soybean growth as a climate change adaptation strategy.
(2017)Low crop productivity among smallholder farmers in rural areas is mainly associated with low and variable rainfall as well as factors such as soil fertility. Climate change projections show that rainfall is going to become ... -
Mobilizing community assets to alleviate poverty among women : a case study of Zimele developing community self-reliance in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Faith-based organisations (FBOs) play an important role in the health and well-being of urban and rural communities. Most communities, especially in rural areas, depend on FBOs’ health facilities, social networks or ... -
Evaluating water use efficiency of maize in different intercropping systems with legumes.
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Weeds : reservoirs of vector-borne viral pathogens in South Africa.
(2016)Weeds have the potential to alter the function of ecosystems either as pests themselves or by harbouring vectors and vector-borne diseases. Their role as reservoirs of viral pathogens has had a significant bearing on viral ... -
Catchment hydrological modelling using ArcSWAT : a study of the Ingula pumped storage scheme (IPSS) catchments, South Africa.
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The effect of the lions river floodplain on downstream water quality.
(2015)Wetlands provide important ecosystem services, including the purification of water. The uMngeni catchment is an important basin providing water to the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban, South Africa’s second largest ... -
Developing a method to estimate the water use of South African natural vegetation using remote sensing.
(2016)The scarcity of water is a growing concern throughout the world. It is essential to accurately determine the quantity and quality of this valuable resource to aid in water resource planning and management. For this purpose ... -
Evaluation of advanced sorghum lines for use as possible parents in breeding for bio-ethanol production.
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The use of periphyton and macro-invertebrates and their susceptibility to changes in river flow characteristics and nutrient composition as an indicator of river health.
(2016)Freshwater systems are a valuable resource under increasing threat due to pollution from activities such as agriculture, industry, mining and domestic use which can pose a risk to human and animal health and may lead to ... -
Genetic and path coefficient analyses and heterotic orientation of maize germplasm under combined heat and drought stress in sub-tropical lowland environments.
(2016)Crop failures due to simultaneous occurrence of drought spells and heat waves have become a common phenomenon in tropical and subtropical environments as a consequence of climate change. This phenomenon has raised lots of ... -
Improving market access for smallholder farmers : socio-economic determinants of pre-and post-harvest practices - and their potential role for microbial contamination of fresh produce.
(2017)Fresh produce is known to carry a natural microbial community however, during agricultural production and processing, any ready-to-eat fresh produce can become contaminated with pathogenic microbial organisms if inappropriate ... -
Effects of diet quality and time lapse after meal termination on rumen load, rate of passage and feeding behaviour.
(2016)Ruminant utilisation of poor quality feeds is governed by rates of degradation and passage through the rumen. Firstly, the passage rate of feed material determines the degree of bypass nutrients and the efficiency of ... -
The effect of shadenetting on ‘3-29-5’ avocado production under subtropical conditions.
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The responses of insect pests to a changing and variable climate in Zimbabwe.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Effect of genetic manipulation and traditional processing methods on the nutritional quality and consumer acceptability of white low phytic acid maize.
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The development of indigenous marula (sclerocarya birrea) fruit leather : effect of drying temperature and sugar concentration on the drying characteristics, physico-chemical and consumer sensory properties of marula fruit leathers.
(2016)Fruits indigenous to African countries are highly recognised and valued by rural communities for food security purposes. An examples of such fruits include but not limited to marula fruits (Sclerocarya birrea), which is ... -
Determining the relationship between added sugar intake and body mass index (BMI) among undergraduate students between the ages of 18-25 years studying at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus.
(2016)Chronic diseases of lifestyle are a major contributor towards the increased incidence of mortality and morbidity among individuals worldwide. In conjunction with this, dietary and lifestyle modifications have contributed ...
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