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. ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...