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Plant Production and Soil Science: Recent submissions
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(MDPI, 2023-04-13)Cyperus sexangularis (CS) is a plant in the sedges family (Cyperaceae) that grows abundantly in swampy areas. The leaf sheath of plants in the Cyperus genus are mostly used domestically for mat making, while they are ...
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(Springer, 2024-06)This review elucidated the recent advances in integrating microalgal communities in monitoring metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It also highlighted the potential of incorporating microalgae ...
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(Springer, 2023-12)Mine closure in the Witwatersrand Goldfields of South Africa has resulted in an acid mine drainage (AMD) legacy that is difficult to manage and costly to address. As a short-term measure, three large high-density sludge ...
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(American Society for Microbiology, 2023-09)Microbiomes have highly important roles for ecosystem functioning and carry out key functions that support planetary health, including nutrient cycling, climate regulation, and water filtration. Microbiomes are also ...
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(Microbiology Society, 2023-04-21)Unprecedented insights into the biology and functions of bacteria have been and continue to be gained through studying bacterial secretion systems in isolation. This method, however, results in our understanding of the ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-08)Modelling measures of biodiversity for understudied taxa or regions is one method to address taxonomic and geographic biases in biodiversity data. However, modelling biodiversity metrics, such as species richness, to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-08)Medicinal plants play a crucial role in the healthcare treatment of many infections and also serve as the basis for the synthesis of novel chemotherapeutic agents. Included in these plants is the Tabernaemontana genus ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus are saprophytic storage fungi, which primarily invade maize (Zea mays) and other cereal and legume crops. Contamination of stored grains with these fungal species reduces the quality ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)In developing countries, the presence and impact created by tuberculosis (TB) is alarming. With the rise of resistant TB, initiatives such as adjunct host-directed therapy (AHDT) that aim to reduce treatment time, lower ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)The South African forestry industry largely relies on seed for its replanting programs following clear-felling. The high cost of Eucalyptus seed and planting targets makes it imperative to start with pathogen-free seeds ...
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Cloning the Cercospora zeina Ecp2 effector gene for Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation (University of Pretoria, 2019)Maize (Zea mays) is a staple crop in Africa that is under severe threat to disease by pathogenic organisms. Grey leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina drastically limits the yield and quality of maize produced. Not ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)Food safety related disease outbreaks and challenges could cause serious crop and market related losses in any industry. This is also true for the commercial mushroom sector in South Africa. Disease outbreaks adversely ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Northern leaf blight (NLB) is a devastating foliar disease of maize (Zea mays L.) throughout the maize growing regions of the world. The causal agent of NLB is the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen, Exserohilum turcicum. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-01)Infection of potato by Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.) Lagerh. f. sp. subterranea Tomlinson (Sss) causes tuber lesions, which directly affect the quality and marketability of the tubers, as well as root infections, which ...
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Response of sugarcane cultivars to chemical ripeners during the mid-period of harvesting in Ethiopia (Springer, 2023-02)Please read abstract in the article.
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Plant poaching in southern Africa is aided by taxonomy : is a return to Caput bonae spei inevitable? (Wiley, 2023-08)In recent years the poaching of, especially, succulent plants from the wild in South Africa has developed into an enormous, illegal industry, with the number of such plants confiscated increasing annually by over 250%. It ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)Water and nutrient management has a direct impact on yield, input-use efficiencies of crops, and is crucial to the ecological sustainability of production. Moreover, water-use efficiency (WUE) and nutrient-use efficiency ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)Silvicultural management systems based on natural disturbance-recovery processes are fundamental so as to integrate multiple-use practices in the natural tree resources inorder to address local needs and global concerns. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)Fusarium spp. cause significant losses in yield and quality in the maize (Zea mays L.) industry. Fusarium pathogens affect the development of the plant tissue and the quality of the grain. The mycotoxins produced by ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-09)Classification of tree species into excluders or accumulators is vital for ecological restoration of mine tailings dams via phytostabilization. The study dealt with classification of indigenous tree species found on tailings ...
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