Browsing School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences by Title
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Perceptions of the forestry industry : a case study of Sappi forests in Richmond.
(2000)Commercial forestry in South Africa was born out of the need to alleviate the growing demand on limited natural resources. From small beginnings, the industry has grown over the years and currently plays a significant ... -
Perceptions of the impacts of artificial flood releases on the general use of the natural resources of the Pongolo River floodplain, South Africa.
(2007)A social survey of the communities living adjacent to the Pongolo river floodplain was carried out, in order to understand the perceptions of the impact of artificial flood releases on the general use of natural resources ... -
Performance analysis of management strategies in Tshiombo irrigation scheme of South Africa.
(2018)The poor performance of most irrigation schemes has undermined their potential of transforming the rural community into economic hubs which will create employment for rural people. Therefore, focusing on the management ... -
Performance of feedlot cattle with reference to carbohydrate digestion of maize versus hominy chop.
(1997)No abstract available. -
Performance of Hereford and Holstein heifers on kikuyu pasture (Pennisetum clandestinum), using n-alkanes for determination of digestibility and dry matter intake.
(1995)Kikuyu pasture (Pennisetum clandestinum) is potentially the most important source of roughage used to feed dairy heifers in summer in KwaZulu-Natal. It is commonly believed that on kikuyu pasture beef breed females ... -
Performance of income generating-projects supported by Botswana National Literacy Programme.
(2006)The Botswana National Literacy Programme (BNLP) was officially launched in 1981 as a major adult literacy initiative. Literacy was in this case defined as reading, writing and calculating. However, experience over the ... -
Performance of indigenous farming practices : a case study of maize land use types in Umzimkulu area, Eastern Cape.
(2005)Although conventional or scientific farming practices have been encouraged and promoted by state and other agencies, rural and resource poorfarmers have increasingly resorted to indigenous farming practices. This study was ... -
Performance of irrigation and water management systems in the lowveld of Zimbabwe.
(2004)In order to assess the performance of water management approaches and irrigation systems used by the sugar industry in the Lowveld of Zimbabwe, a sugarcane yield and irrigation systems simulation model was developed. The ... -
Performance of wild watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) in response to population density and mulch.
(2012)The wild watermelon, Citrullus lanatus L. was among the most important foodstuffs to a number of African communities, until the colonists introduced their own foodstuffs in a process that was highly supported by the laws ... -
Perspectives on the environmental education training needs in southern Africa : the view of the SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme.
(2000)The world environmental crisis has ed to a growing international concern to promote sustainable development. Environmental education is being heralded as one of the foremost responses to the promotion of sustainable ... -
The petrology and geochemistry of intrusions at selected nunataks in the Ahlmannryggen and Giaeverryggen, western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica.
(1986)The mid-Proterozoic Borgmassivet intrusions of western Dronning Maud Land intrude Archaean granites and a volcano-sedimentary sequence, the Ritscherflya Supergroup. They are SiO2-rich ultramafic to mafic tholeiitic rocks ... -
The petrology and geochemistry of the karoo sequence basaltic rocks in the Natal Drakensberg at Sani Pass.
(1992)The Sani Pass in the Natal Drakensberg is situated in the north-eastern sector of the Lesotho Highlands which forms a major Karoo-age basaltic massif in the Karoo Igneous Province. The volcanic section exposed in the ... -
The petrology and geochemistry of the Merensky reef in the Rustenburg area.
(1994)Four Merensky reef underground exposures of different reef thickness, representative of the lithological variations exposed in mining, have been drilled and mapped. The relationship of the Merensky reef to the underlying ... -
The petrology, geochemistry and classification of the Bien Venue massive sulphide deposit, Barberton mountain land.
(1990)The Bien Venue massive sulphide deposit is associated with a felsic volcanic succession developed in the north-eastern part of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, Eastern Transvaal. The deposit is situated 8km east-north-east ... -
Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of F₄ families derived from a temperate X tropical maize population.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Phenotypic and SSR-based characterization of new sources of Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat.
(2016)Wheat (Triticum spp.) is one of the most important cereal crops produced worldwide. South Africa is the largest wheat producer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, wheat production in South Africa is affected by many ... -
Phenotypic characterisation and QTL mapping of adult plant resistance to leaf rust and stem rust of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Phenotypic characterization of mycotoxins resistant maize inbred families and regional hybrids under Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides infestation.
(2015)Most South African households depend on maize as source of their staple food and daily calories intake, especially the rural communities which depend on the crop to maintain their livelihood. Despite the importance of ... -
Phosphorous dynamics in soils under contrasting long-term agricultural management practices in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.
(2006)Little is known regarding the effects of land use on soil organic matter and P status of South African soils. For that reason, the effects of the main agricultural land uses in the midlands region of KwaZulu-Natal [maize ... -
Phosphorus sorption behaviour of some South African water treatment residues.
(2009)Water treatment residues (WTRs), which are by-products from the production of potable water, are chemically benign, inorganic materials which are suitable for disposal by land application. Their high phosphorus (P) sorption ...