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Theses and Dissertations (Plant Production and Soil Science): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-28)The escalation of agricultural input expenditures has decreased profit margins associated with agricultural yields. Increased attention ought to be directed towards the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-08-15)Utilizing mine water for irrigation on rehabilitated land will be beneficial for both the mining and agricultural sectors. Mpumalanga has thousands of hectares of rehabilitated land that were considered high-potential ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-11-27)Gousiekte (quick disease) is a cardiotoxicoses commonly found in ruminants and is caused by at least six species of the Rubiaceae family namely, Fadogia homblei, Pavetta harborii, Pav. schumanniana, Vangueria latifolium, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Alternative mine water management and treatment strategies are becoming important due to limitations placed on natural water resources. This is because of the high cost and energy requirements associated with treating mine ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-10)Metabolomic data analysis involves assessing, identifying, and quantifying all metabolites, endogenous and exogenous, within biological samples. It allows the global assessment of the cellular state in the context of the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-06-29)ABSTRACT Vertical vegetable gardening for urban areas By Thobile Londiwe Shongwe Supervisor: Dr. D Marais Department: Plant and Soil Sciences Degree: Master of Science (Agric) Agronomy The proportion of the world’s ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12-15)In South Africa, Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia tetraphylla, and their hybrids are commonly grown for their edible nuts and consequent nutritional benefits. To improve yields, irrigation is used to grow these trees in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Dragon fruit is a crop produced from a number of species of vining, subtropical members of the exotic genus of cactus Hylocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose hailing from South and Central America where they have been ...
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The antimycobacterial activity and potential herb-drug interactions of selected South African plants (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-01)Tuberculosis (TB) has plagued humanity for centuries, ranking as one of the leading causes of death globally. It surpasses even HIV/AIDS in mortality caused by a single infectious biological agent. Since 1997, the World ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Ethnopharmacological relevance: The Vhavenda use Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf. (Apocynaceae) to treat malaria and gonorrhoea. Materials and methods: The methanol crude extract of the stem bark was subjected to column ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-01-30)Cancer is one of the most lethal diseases worldwide, with millions of people being diagnosed each year, it is estimated that 1 in 6 deaths can be attributed to this disease. In 2020 approximately 10 million deaths occurred ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Forest plantation areas are expanding rapidly around the world as a result of the global demand for wood-based products such as fibre, plywood, pulp and paper, board and clothing. Non-native tree species such as Eucalyptus ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024)In the early 2010s, a seriously damaging leaf and shoot disease of unknown aetiology was observed in Eucalyptus plantations of North Sumatra, Indonesia. A decade-long investigation led to the identification of the causal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Cercospora zeina is the causal agent of grey leaf spot (GLS) of maize, which causes devastating crop yield losses. The fungus secretes molecules termed effectors to overcome host defences, obtain nutrients from the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is a bacterium that causes the highly infectious disease, Tuberculosis (TB). During the 19th and early 20th centuries TB was known as the “white plague” due to the characteristic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Despite its discovery over a century ago, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a rapidly advancing pathogen which has placed an immense disease burden on global populations and to this day, the fallout from this disease ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-08)Judicious and sensible water supply is vital for optimal fruit production, and as a result most orchard crops depend on supplemental irrigation, especially in areas in South Africa, where rainfall patterns are unpredictable ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-03-02)Abstract Previous studies have indicated that oyster mushrooms do not last long under normal storage; the shelf-life can be increased only by storage at cold temperatures and wrapping in polyethylene plastic. Currently, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Gummy stem blight, black rot, and brown etch, are all caused by Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum, Stagonosporopsis citrulli and Stagonosporopsis caricae, a group of fungi known as a species complex. Given the recent risk ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-07-27)Forest plantations are usually located in deep rural areas of South Africa. Meanwhile, rural communities within and adjacent to these forest plantations are still underdeveloped. Although rural people are mostly employed ...
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