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(University of Pretoria, 2024-03-01)The Savanna Biome is one of the largest in southern Africa, extending across a wide range of rainfall conditions. A major factor in the occurrence of Savannas in Africa is the presence of fire and herbivory disturbances ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-03-01)Most of the world’s freshwater is used by the agricultural industry, with irrigation of crops being one of the main uses. In water scarce countries, like South Africa, it is important that this water is used sustainably. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12)The need to produce well-trained graduates that are capable and competent enough to enter the working world and tackle the problems they will be facing has never been greater. In light of some departmental changes and a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-01)The first citrus trees introduced into South Africa were orange seedlings from St. Helena, brought to the Cape by the Dutch East India Company, and planted in the Company’s gardens in 1654. Seven years later, commander Jan ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-05-28)Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a widely consumed and economically important vegetable crop that ensures food security to many communities worldwide. The fungus Rhizoctonia solani AG 3-PT is one of the most devastating ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-06-01)The Erythroxylaceae family consists of trees and shrubs sub-divided into four genera, some of which can produce highly valued, or precursors to, medicinal compounds, including atropine, cocaine, tropacocaine and tigloidine, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12)The Poaceae is an ecologically and economically important plant family worldwide, as grasses are diverse and abundant in many regions and key to a range of ecosystem services. Numerous factors may influence the distribution ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-03-28)Large farming operations make use of conventional tractor sprayers that spray high volumes of water. This is done to increase coverage and uptake of the active ingredient that is sprayed. However, time is of the essence ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-02-18)Skin aging is associated with the degradation of the extracellular matrix through increased activity of enzymes such as elastase, collagenase and hyaluronidase. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of a ...
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(International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2021-06)Wastewater treatment and post-treatment drying techniques play a crucial role on the fertilizer value of biosolids. The aim of this study was to investigate: the nitrogen fertilizer value of biosolids from selected ...