Patterns and drivers of succession provide insight into the mechanisms that govern community assembly, but
remain poorly understood for microbial communities. We assess whether successional trends of trees are
mirrored ...
BACKGROUND : Multidrug-resistant extended-spectrum b-lactamase (ESBL)- producing Enterobacterales is regarded as a critical health issue, yet, surveillance in the water-plant-food interface remains low, especially in Africa. ...
Precise water management is imperative for sustainable crop production under
irrigation in semi-arid regions with increasingly variable rainfall. Water use
efficiencies achieved by farmers often differ widely, even within ...
Munialo, Sussy; Onyango, Cecilia Moraa; Lukachi, Jane Ambuko; Wasonga, Oliver Vivian; Maina, Joyce Gichuku; Nzuma, Jonathan Makau; Dawood, Abeda; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele(Frontiers Media, 2023-10-26)
Research conducted on food systems by higher institutions can contribute to
sustainable food security and nutrition at a local level and reduce the impact
of societal challenges such as malnutrition. Unfortunately, ...
Crop models are useful tools for simulating agricultural systems that require continued model development and testing to increase their robustness and improve how they describe our current understanding of processes. ...
There is a general drive to reduce pesticide use owing to the potential negative effects of pesticides on the environment and human health. The EU Commission, for example, through its “Farm to Fork Strategy,” has proposed ...
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a staple food crop with cultural, nutritional and economic significance for millions of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. While various virus-like symptoms such as mosaic and chlorosis are ...
Forests are important ecosystems offering extensive material and immaterial benefits to people and the environment. If not well monitored and sustainably managed, forest resource use can lead to degradation, which has ...
Vorster, Juan; Van der Westhuizen, Willem; Du Plessis, Gedion; Marais, D. (Diana); Sparvoli, Francesca; Cominelli, Eleonora; Camilli, Emanuela; Ferrari, Marika; Le Donne, Cinzia; Marconi, Stefania; Lisciani, Silvia; Losa, Alessia; Sala, Tea; Kunert, Karl(Frontiers Media, 2023-10-20)
Proteases, including serine proteases, are involved in the entire life cycle of
plants. Proteases are controlled by protease inhibitors (PI) to limit any
uncontrolled or harmful protease activity. The role of PIs in ...
De Bruin, Willeke; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H.; Korsten, Lise(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
Health agencies recommend using hand sanitisers as protection against the coronavirus. Thus far, the emphasis on hand sanitiser studies is limited to an analysis of disinfectant content only. This study aims to provide an ...
INTRODUCTION : Managing the degradation and loss of Sudanian woodlands to
ensure sustainable use for mainly firewood, poles, and timber is receiving
increasing attention, and it requires tailored strategies to improve ...
Understanding the spatial variation of factors driving interest in bioenergy is
important for designing effective energy policies. Although previous authors
have broadly explored the determinants of biomass supply ...
Omondi, Dennis O.; Dida, Mathews M.; Berger, David Kenneth; Beyene, Yoseph; Nsibo, David L.; Juma, Collins; Mahabaleswara, Suresh L.; Gowda, Manje(Frontiers Media, 2023-11)
Among the diseases threatening maize production in Africa are gray leaf spot (GLS)
caused by Cercospora zeina and northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by
Exserohilum turcicum. The two pathogens, which have high genetic ...
About 388 million school-going
children worldwide benefit from school feeding
schemes, which make use of fresh produce to prepare meals. Fresh produce including
leafy greens and other vegetables were served at 37% and ...
Maritz-Olivier, Christine; Ferreira, Mariette; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Stutzer, Christian(Springer, 2023-10)
Control of complex parasites via vaccination remains challenging, with the current combination
of vaccines and small drugs remaining the choice for an integrated control strategy.
Studies conducted to date, are providing ...
The phytochemical analysis of Elegia tectorum (L.f.) Moline and H.P.Linder led to the isolation of nine chemical constituents, categorized into one fatty acid, one phytosterol, one chromane derivative, three phenolic ...
Mosebi, Poloko Emmanuel; Madakadze, Ignacio Casper; Ntakatsane, M.P.; Ratsele, R.(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2024)
This study was conducted to evaluate the ensiling characteristics of maize–forage legume mixtures in small-scale silos. Sole and intercrops forage materials were harvested 80 days after planting and ensiled in small-scale ...
Globally, fruit and vegetables (fresh produce) are important for nutrition, health, food security, and economic growth. However, this type of produce is highly impacted by huge global postharvest losses ranging between 28 ...
The weevil genus Cryptolarynx Van Schalkwyk, 1966 is endemic to the Northern and Western
Cape provinces of South Africa. The two previously known species of the genus, C. vitis (Marshall,
1957) and C. estriatus (Marshall, ...