• The impact of past and current district-level climatic shifts on maize production and the implications for South African farmers 

  Mangani, Robert; Mazarura, Jocelyn; Matlou, Solly; Marquart, Arnim; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Creux, Nicky (Springer, 2025-02)

  South Africa’s climate studies generally focus on coarser provincial levels, which aid policy recommendations, but have limited application at the farm level. District level climate studies are essential for farmer ...
• Evaluating the effects of various ethanolic medicinal plant extracts on metastatic breast cancer proliferation, invasion, and expression of a novel potential drug target; CD82 metastatic suppressor protein, and on in vivo angiogenesis using the ex ovo yolk sac membrane (YSM) assay 

  Loggenberg, Samantha Rae; Twilley, Danielle; Lall, Namrita (Springer, 2024-05-16)

  PURPOSE : Breast cancer metastasis relies on cellular invasion and angiogenesis facilitated by the downregulation of metastatic suppressor proteins like Cluster of Differentiation 82 (CD82). Currently, no medicines target ...
• Seasonal monitoring of forage C:N:ADF ratio in natural rangeland using remote sensing data 

  Rapiya, Monde; Ramoelo, Abel; Truter, Wayne Frederick (Springer, 2025-01)

  In recent decades, natural rangelands have emerged as vital sources of livelihood and ecological services, particularly in Southern Africa, supporting communities in developing regions. However, the escalating global demand ...
• Spatiotemporal response and phytopotential of Typha domingensis for management of aquatic metal pollution on the Central African Copperbelt 

  Ouma, Kennedy O.; Shane, Agabu; Monde, Concillia; Syampungani, Stephen (Wiley, 2025-03)

  Anthropogenically accelerated metal pollution of lotic systems draining mining landscapes remains a global concern due to its non-degradability and ecotoxic nature. Nevertheless, the efficacy of macrophytes as indicators ...
• Validation of Monilinia fructicola putative effector genes in different host peach (Prunus persica) cultivars and defense response investigation 

  Landi, Lucia; D'Ortenzio, Annamaria Lucrezia; Makau, Sarah Mojela; De Miccolis Angelini, Rita Milvia; Romanazzi, Gianfranco (MDPI, 2025-01)

  Monilinia fructicola is the most common and destructive brown rot agent on peaches. Knowledge of gene expression mediating host–pathogen interaction is essential to manage fungal plant diseases. M. fructicola putative ...
• Bioactivity of plants used traditionally in the treatment and management of men's sexual health 

  Nemandalali, Tsumbedzo; Nyila, Monde A.; Tshikalange, Thilivhali Emmanuel (AOSIS, 2025-01)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Identification and purification of a novel bacteriophage T7 endonuclease from the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve (KBR) biodiversity hotspot 

  Pillay, Priyen; Moralo, Maabo; Mtimka, Sibongile; Shai, Taola; Botha, Kirsty; Kwezi, Lusisizwe; Tsekoa, Tsepo L. (Elsevier, 2025-03)

  The four-way (Holliday) DNA junction is a key intermediate in homologous recombination, a ubiquitous process that is important in DNA repair and generation of genetic diversity. The final stages of recombination require ...
• The right to food in South Africa : a consumer protection perspective 

  Muwanga, Tracy Sheila Namirembe; Korsten, Lise (Pretoria University Law Press, 2024)

  The right to food is a recognised human right, particularly within socio-economic rights. In South Africa, this right is still evolving but has become increasingly significant as global hunger worsens. Importantly, the ...
• Exploring the challenges arising from soil management in no-till conservation agriculture 

  Laker, Michiel Christiaan; Nortje, Gerhardus Petrus (Elsevier, 2025)

  There are many situations in the world that are not suitable for the implementation of no-till-based “conservation agriculture” (CA). These are mainly in marginal rainfed cropping areas in the hot, dry mid-latitudes. It ...
• The potential area of occupancy of non-native plants across a warming high-Arctic archipelago : implications for strategic biosecurity management 

  Speed, James D.M.; Pertierra, Luis R.; Westergaard, Kristine B. (Pensoft Publishers, 2024-06-06)

  The terrestrial high-Arctic has, so far, escaped the worst impacts of non-native plant establishment. However, increasing human activity and changing climate raise the risk of introductions and establishment, respectively. ...
• IMA Genome – F19 : a genome assembly and annotation guide to empower mycologists, including annotated draft genome sequences of Ceratocystis pirilliformis, Diaporthe australafricana, Fusarium ophioides, Paecilomyces lecythidis, and Sporothrix stenoceras 

  Aylward, Janneke; Wilson, Andi M.; Visagie, Cobus M.; Spraker, Joseph; Barnes, Irene; Buitendag, Carla; Ceriani, Callin; Del Mar Angel, Lina; Du Plessis, Deanne; Fuchs, Taygen; Gasser, Katharina; Kramer, Daniella; Li, Wenwen; Munsamy, Kiara; Piso, Anja; Price, Jenna-Lee; Sonnekus, Byron; Thomas, Chanel; Van der Nest, Ariska; Van Dijk, Alida; Van Heerden, Alishia; Van Vuuren, Nicole; Yilmaz, Neriman; Duong, Tuan A.; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Wingfeld, Michael J.; Wingfeld, Brenda D. (Pensoft Publishers, 2024-06)

  The pace at which Next Generation Sequence data is being produced continues to accelerate as technology improves. As a result, such data are increasingly becoming accessible to biologists outside of the field of bioinformatics. ...
• Antihistamine and wound healing potential of gold nanoparticles synthesized using Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd 

  Cuyler, Marize; Twilley, Danielle; Thipe, Velaphi C.; Mandiwana, Vusani; Kalombo, Michel L.; Ray, Suprakas S.; Rikhotso-Mbungela, Rirhandzu Shamaine; Van Vuuren, Arno Janse; Coetsee, Will; Coetsee, Will; Lall, Namrita (Dove Medical Press, 2024-03-13)

  BACKGROUND : Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is an inflammatory skin condition with synthetic treatments that induce adverse effects and are ineffective. One of the proposed causes for the development of the condition is the ...
• Geochemistry of terrestrial plants in the Central African copperbelt : implications for sediment hosted copper-cobalt exploration 

  Mukube, Pumulo; Hitzman, Murray; Machogo-Phao, Lerato; Syampungani, Stephen (MDPI, 2024-03-11)

  Mineral exploration has increasingly targeted areas covered by in situ or transported overburden for shallow to deep-seated orebodies. It remains critical to develop better means to detect the surficial chemical footprint ...
• Interactions of soil properties and dominant tree canopy species with vegetation recruitment within a mine wasteland of the Zambian Copperbelt 

  Owiny, Arthur A.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Zekeng, Jules Christian; Mwamba, Theodore Mulembo; Syampungani, Stephen (Elsevier, 2025-03)

  Mine wastelands can affect soil’s properties, leading to stunted plant growth. However, little is known about the effect of different categories of soil parameters on plant recruitment under harsh conditions such as mine ...
• Predicting mire distribution using species distribution models : a case study of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands 

  Sadiki, Maleho Mpho; Greve, Michelle; Hansen, Christel D. (Cambridge University Press, 2024-12)

  Peatlands, covering approximately one-third of global wetlands, provide various ecological functions but are highly vulnerable to climate change, with their changes in space and time requiring monitoring. The sub-Antarctic ...
• Fungal pathogens on Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and French broom (Genista monspessulana) from Chile 

  Balocchi, Felipe; Sanfuentes, Eugenio A. (Wiley, 2024-12)

  Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and French broom (Genista monspessulana) are two woody legumes native to Europe and North Africa that have become invasive in different countries around the world. In Chile, they are among ...
• Notes on morphological characteristics and life history strategy of the genus Acanthopsis Harv. (Acanthaceae) 

  Steyn, Hester Maria; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Morphological characteristics and life history strategies are vital in the success of plants to inhabit specific areas. Until recently the genus Acanthopsis was taxonomically poorly understood, and a recent ...
• The effect of a poly-herbal plant extract on the adhesion of streptococcus mutans to tooth enamel 

  Henley-Smith, Cynthia J.; Kok, Anna-Mari; Botha, Francien Susanna; Baker, Chantelle; Lall, Namrita (BMC, 2024-11)

  BACKGROUND: Dental caries, also known as tooth decay or cavity formation, is one of the world’s most widespread dental conditions. It is a plaque-related infection caused mainly by Streptococcus mutans. People have relied ...
• Urban forest and sustainability : the historical perspective of Limbe in the southwest region of Cameroon 

  Lekah, Atebeh Uta-Rein; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Mala, William Armand (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Projected rapid urbanisation and climate change will increase the risk of natural disasters in fragile coastal African cities. Strategically planning and managing the urban forest can help to build resilience. This study ...
• Evaluating machine learning models and identifying key factors influencing spatial maize yield predictions in data intensive farm management 

  Maseko, Simphiwe Khulekani; Van der Laan, Michael; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Delport, Marion; Otterman, H. (Elsevier, 2024-07)

  Understanding the relationships between crop yields, soil properties, weather patterns and input applications is important for optimizing agricultural production. Data variation analysis using statistical and machine ...

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