Browsing Masters Degrees (Crop Science) by Title
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Agronomic characterization and evaluation of pigeon pea landraces in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa.
(2015)Abstract available 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 ... -
Agronomic performance of wild mustard in an intercropping with green beans.
(2005)Wild mustard (Brassica spp.) is used as an edible wild leafy vegetable by indigenous people in South Africa. The potential of wild leafy vegetables in agriculture is not well understood, because there is generally no ... -
Alleviation of cotyledonal cracking in green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by calcium seed treatment.
(2003)Cotyledonal cracking is a physiological disorder of common beans, and rarely, soybeans that occurs as transverse fissures across the cotyledons. The phenomenon is generally referred to as transverse cotyledonal cracking ... -
Application and evaluation of aquacrop, dssat and simple model in modelling yield water use of selected underutilised cereal crops.
(2021)The study compared yield, biomass, and water use (WU) for maize, sorghum, and millet simulated using three crop models of varying complexity: AquaCrop, DSSAT and the SIMPLE model. The hypothesis was that there is no ... -
Artificial soil profile for vegetable production: a potential case of urban agriculture.
(2020)A significantly large population of South Africa migrates from rural to urban areas, leaving opportunities for small-scale subsistence agriculture for a perceived better livelihood. Food insecurity and poverty seem to ... -
Assessing nutritional water productivity of selected African leafy vegetables using the agricultural production systems simulator model.
(2020)Food and nutrition insecurities are regarded as one of the main challenges in the Sub-Saharan region. While substantial progress has been made to address food and nutrition challenges, this progress has varied across the ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the fertiliser value of co-composted biochar compost made from black soldier fly larvae faecal residue.
(2021)The Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) technology can treat faecal sludge emptied from full Urine Diverting Dry Toilets (UDDT’s). A residue containing residual mineral elements such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium ... -
Assessing the potential use of struvite and effluent from decentralized wastewater treatment systems (dewats) as plant nutrient sources for early maize ( zea mays) growth.
(2021)The Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS) effluent has been shown to contain considerable concentrations of mineral elements such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), which are important for plant growth. The ... -
Bambara groundnut response to controlled environment and planting date associated water stress.
(2011)Bambara groundnut is a protein-rich legume, with food security potential in drought-prone regions. It has been grown for many centuries and has remained an important crop to most African subsistence farmers. However, despite ... -
Chemical mutagenesis of wheat for herbicide resistance.
(2012)Weed infestation is one of the yield limiting factors in crop production. Weeds have negative effect on crop growth and productivity due to competition, allelopathy or hosting other harmful organisms. For large-scale wheat ... -
Closure of the Umlazi landfill : meeting statutory requirements for engineering and plant cover.
(2008)This study investigated the establishment of vegetation cover planted in plug and seedling form in the closure phases of the Umlazi Landfill. It also investigated the various facets of the closure process of the Umlazi ... -
Comparative responses of fodder and grain teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) cultivars to spatial, temporal and nutritional management.
(2002)Teff has its origin in Ethiopia as grain crop, while in South Africa it is primarily a forage crop for hay and recently as summer grazing pasture. The response of teff herbage and grain production to planting date, growth ... -
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 ... -
Controlled environment determination of nitrogen uptake and its efficient utilisation by selected South African sugarcane varieties.
Increasing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) has a potential of reducing farmers input costs associated with nitrogen (N) fertilizers. Although there is evidence for some genetic variability ... -
Distribution and severity of herbicide resistance in the Republic of South Africa.
(2001)No abstract available. -
Effect of ABR effluent irrigation on Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) growth and nutrient leaching.
The Decentralised Waste Water Treatment System (DEWATS) is used in countries such as India and Indonesia for the treatment of human waste. The waste is passed through a series of baffles where it is anaerobically degraded, ... -
The effect of daylength and temperature on growth and 'onset of bulbing' in tropical cultivars of onion.
(2005)Onions are widely produced within the tropics, but little scientific research has been done specifically on the Eritrean cultivars, like Hagaz Red 1 and 2 (HR I, and HR 2). Many onion cultivars are limited in their range ... -
The effect of different furrow irrigation regimes on infiltration and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) yield at Ubombo Swaziland.
(2003)In surface irrigation, the soil serves as a medium for infiltration and for conveying water from the upstream to the downstream end of a field. Soil infiltration characteristics are therefore extremely important for ...