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Fabrication of affordable and sustainable solar cells using NiO/TiO2 P-N heterojunction.
(Hindawi., 2018)The need for affordable, clean, efficient, and sustainable solar cells informed this study. Metal oxide TiO²/NiO heterojunction solar cells were fabricated using the spray pyrolysis technique. The optoelectronic properties ... -
Factors affecting germination and growth of sugarcane transplants.
(1998)Transplants are produced and sold in South Africa for the planting of seedcane supply plots (nurseries), commercial fields, and for gap filling. The most important factor constraining the use of transplants is the low ... -
Factors affecting mesocarp discolouration severity in 'Pinkerton' avocados (Persea americana MILL.)
(2005)The susceptibility of the 'Pinkerton' avocado cultivar to mesocarp discolouration, after storage, has seriously threatened its export from South Africa. This disorder has proven to be complex, requiring a better understanding ... -
Factors affecting nitrogen utilization by sugarcane in South Africa.
(1972)TIhe response of sugarcane to applied N in South Africa varies considerably from one soil to another, particularly in the plant crop. Responses to fertilizer N by ratoon cane are generally much greater than those given ... -
Factors affecting participation in livestock lease agreements : a study of dorper sheep and jersey cattle farmers in South Africa.
(2007)This dissertation investigates the hypotheses that high transaction costs contribute to relatively low participation rates in livestock leasing in South Africa; and that specific contractual characteristics contribute to ... -
Factors affecting phosphorus requirements for the soils of South African Sugar Industry.
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Factors affecting the demand for labour in large-scale sugarcane farming in three regions of KwaZulu-Natal, 1984-2008.
(2013)Many authors have cited the relatively high unemployment rate as the most severe economic problem facing South Africa today. At the same time, government institutions claim that the agricultural sector can help solve the ... -
Factors affecting the successful deployment of Pinus patula as rooted cuttings.
(2005)Summary: The future mass propagation of elite families of Pinus patula by cuttings is a realistic method of deployment if the short-term performance of cuttings and seedlings are confirmed at harvesting. This will impact ... -
Factors affecting the survival, growth and success of small, medium and micro agribusinesses in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2004)The sustained growth of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) could help to reduce poverty, income inequality and unemployment problems in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Public and private sector institutions can identify ... -
Factors influencing breast meat yield in broilers.
(2012)The increased demand for breast meat of broiler chickens has challenged researchers to investigate management techniques that could be used to increase the production of this valuable commodity. Two experiments were ... -
Factors influencing choices of grazing lands made by livestock keepers in Enhlanokhombe in Ukhahlamba (Drakensberg), KwaZulu-Natal.
(2009)In South Africa, communal land still plays a significant role in the lives of many rural communities. While these communal lands have ostensibly been included within municipal frameworks, decisions about their utilisation ... -
Factors influencing farmers' choice amongst various marketing alternatives for maize in South Africa.
(1999)A postal survey was conducted in 1998 amongst a sample of 800 National Maize Producers' Organisation (NAMPO) members in the major maize producing regions of South Africa, namely the Northwest Province, Mpumalanga and the ... -
Factors influencing smallholders participation in agricultural markets in Southern Niassa, Mozambique.
(2005)Government, donors and NGOs in southern Niassa have been, after the 1992 peace agreement, extensively involved in agricultural development programmes to improve smallholders' food security. A study of the area and ... -
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 ... -
Factors influencing the long-term competitiveness of selected commercial milk producers in east Griqualand, South Africa.
(2009)This study presents two separate competitiveness analyses to assess changes in, and factors influencing, the long-term competitiveness of a panel of commercial milk producers in East Griqualand (EG), South Africa. The Unit ... -
Factors influencing the rates of lipid deposition and withdrawal in growing pigs.
(2005)This study was conducted to determine the influence of factors on the efficiency of protein utilization and the rate of lipid deposition and withdrawal in growing pigs. Two experiments were conducted in total. The first ... -
Factors preventing the successful implementation of the polluter pays principle : a case study of the Bayne's Spruit.
(2002)Despite the pollution control provisions provided in national and local legislation that explicitly or implicitly give effect to the polluter pays principle (PPP), certain rivers continue to suffer from persistent ... -
Factors that influence environmental teaching : a case study of Ngqeleni District, Eastern Cape.
(2005)This study investigates factors that influence environmental teaching in rural schools in the Ngqeleni District, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Focusgroup interviews at selected schools for Grade 4 to 6 teachers ... -
Family poultry studies in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2002)This work was in two parts, the first part was an on-farm survey of family poultry production and the second study was on-station research which investigated the replacement of maize by bread waste in layer diets. The ... -
Farm environmental factors and cow physiological traits affecting the gender ratio of newborn dairy calves.
(2002)Farm environmental factors in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands were investigated to determine whether any of them had an influence on the calf gender ratio in dairy herds in this area. Heat detection score (P<0.001), number ...