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  • (115–116) Proposals to eliminate the Latin requirement for the valid publication of plant names 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-04)
    Article 36.1 in the International code of botanical nomenclature requires that, as from 1 January 1935, all names of new plant taxa (algae and fossils excepted) must be accompanied by a Latin description or diagnosis ...
  • Abandoned homestead gardens as a source of plant invasions in rural South Africa 
    Raseala, Moleseng Doreen (University of Pretoria, 2021-12-08)
    Alien invasions are a global concern, with impacts on native biodiversity. Invasive species may be introduced to new regions for many reasons, with ornamental horticulture being one of the major pathways for the entry of ...
  • Abrus kaokoensis (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-Abreae), a new species from Namibia 
    Swanepoel, Wessel; Kolberg, H. (Elsevier (open access), 2011-08)
    Abrus kaokoensis Swanepoel & H.Kolberg, a woody subshrub, is described as a new species. It is only known from the vicinity of the Kunene River and the Baynes Mountains in the Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism, Namibia. Its ...
  • The Acacia controversy resulting from minority rule at the Vienna Nomenclature Section : much more than arcane arguments and complex technicalities 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam); Luckow, Melissa; Kiesling, Roberto; Mario, Sousa S. (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2011-06)
    The arguments towards resolving the Acacia nomenclatural controversy put forth by Thiele & al. (2011) are reviewed and rebutted. We argue that a truly pragmatic and, moreover, defensible and equitable alternative to ...
  • Acacia, the 2011 Nomenclature Section in Melbourne, and beyond 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-08)
    This paper briefly reports on the developments surrounding the Acacia name conservation controversy since the Nomenclature Section meeting at the Seventeenth International Botanical Congress at Vienna in 2005. Actions taken ...
  • Acclimation to high CO2 in maize is related to water status and dependent on leaf rank 
    Prins, Anneke; Mukubi, Josephine Muchwesi; Pellny, Till K.; Verrier, Paul J.; Beyene, Getu; Lopes, Marta Silva; Emami, Kaveh; Treumann, Achim; Lelarge-Trouverie, Caroline; Noctor, Graham; Kunert, Karl J.; Kerchev, Pavel; Foyer, Christine H. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-02)
    The responses of C3 plants to rising atmospheric CO2 levels are considered to be largely dependent on effects exerted through altered photosynthesis. In contrast, the nature of the responses of C4 plants to high CO2 remains ...
  • Activity of 7-methyljuglone derivatives against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and as subversive substrates for mycothiol disulfide reductase 
    Mahapatra, Anita; Mativandlela, Sannah Patience Nkami; Binneman, Brigitte; Fourie, Petrus Bernard; Hamilton, Chris J.; Meyer, Jacobus Johannes Marion; Van der Kooy, Frank; Houghton, P.J. (Peter James); Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2007-12)
    The naphthoquinone 7-methyljuglone (5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) has previously been isolated and identified as an active component of root extracts of Euclea natalensis which displays antitubercular activity. ...
  • Activity of South African medicinal plants against Listeria monocytogenes biofilms, and isolation of active compounds from Acacia karroo 
    Nyila, Monde Alfred; Leonard, C.M.; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2012-01)
    In South Africa, the antimicrobial activity of many indigenous plants has been investigated. In general, studies have focused on planktonic bacteria, with less attention given to bacterial biofilms. Many organisms, however, ...
  • African herbaria support transformation on the continent 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Roux, J.P. (Jacobus Petrus); Raven, Peter; Figueiredo, Estrela (Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2011-07-15)
    The African Plants Initiative (API) was conceived as a web-based, electronic venture that would provide rapid access to images of type specimens of African plant names. This soon grew to also encompass images of living ...
  • The African plants initiative (API) in South Africa 
    Walters, Michele; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Crouch, Neil R. (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-04)
    Given the ongoing and often destructive impact of humans on the natural environment, the need for sound and robust taxonomies has become critically important (see for example Godfray & Knapp, 2004). The difficulty with ...
  • Agavaceae : Furcraea foetida : an invading alien in South Africa 
    Crouch, Neil R.; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (National Botanical Institute, 2011-01)
    The genus Agave L. has long been recognized as invasive in southern Africa, and until recently was thought to be the only one of eight genera in the Agavaceae (Verhoek 1998) to have become regionally naturalized (Smith ...
  • Agave americana L. (subsp. americana) var. expansa (Jacobi) gentry (Agavaceae) naturalized in South Africa 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2011)
    The Mexican Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry, a distinctive variety of the widely cultivated, blueleaved century plant, is here recorded as having become established in South Africa. A ...
  • Age determination of Acacia Erioloba in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park 
    Steenkamp, Carol Judith (University of Pretoria, 2006-08-11)
    Please read the abstract/summary in the section, 00front/07back, of this document.
  • Aggressiveness of diverse African isolates of Cercospora zeina on maize 
    Mokgobu, Tumisang (University of Pretoria, 2022)
    Cercospora zeina the causal agent of grey leaf spot of maize causes up to 67% yield losses when susceptible maize cultivars are planted. Variations in the levels of aggressiveness of C. zeina isolates have been reported ...
  • Agricultural recycling of sewage sludge for maize and oats cultivation 
    Henning, Barend Johannes (University of Pretoria, 2000)
    Please read the abstract in the dissertation.
  • Agrobacterium mediated transformation of banana (Musa sp.) cv. Sukali Ndiizi (ABB) with a modified Carica papaya cystatin (CpCYS) gene 
    Namuddu, A.; Kiggundu, Andrew; Mukasa, S.B.; Kunert, Karl J.; Karamura, E.; Tushemereirwe, W. (Academic Journals, 2013-04-10)
    Conventional banana breeding for pest and disease resistance is a very difficult and slow process due to the limited sources of resistance, sterility of cultivated banana varieties, high polyploidy levels, long cropping ...
  • Agroinfiltration contributes to VP1 recombinant protein degradation 
    Pillay, Priyen; Kunert, Karl J.; Van Wyk, Stefan George; Makgopa, Matome Eugene; Cullis, C.A. (Christoper Ashley); Vorster, Barend Juan (Routledge, 2016-08)
    There is a growing interest in applying tobacco agroinfiltration for recombinant protein production in a plant based system. However, in such a system, the action of proteases might compromise recombinant protein ...
  • Aligning design with science : tree grids and rings in the landscape 
    Stoffberg, G.H.; Van Rooyen, Margaretha W.; Groeneveld, Hendrik T.; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike) (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2016)
    Tree grids and tree rings pose certain challenges to the designer of landscapes especially designing hard landscapes such as pavements, parking areas and roadsides. One challenge is insufficient knowledge of lateral ...
  • Allioni's Aloe names (Asphodelaceae): nomenclature and typification 
    Guglielmone, L.; Gallo, L.; Meregalli, M.; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (National Botanical Institute, 2009)
    The taxa belonging to the genus Aloe published in Synopsis methodica stirpium horti regii taurinensis (Allioni 1760) and in Auctarium ad synopsim methodicam stirpium horti regii taurinensis (Allioni 1773) were examined. ...
  • Aloe arborescens Mill. (Asphodelaceae) is spreading in Portugal 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2009)
    Two species of Aloe L., Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. and A. arborescens Mill. have been recorded as naturalised in Portugal: A. vera as an occasional escape along the Algarve in the south, and A. arborescens from central coastal ...