• Application of chloroplast phylogenomics to resolve species relationships within the plant genus Amaranthus 

  Viljoen, Erika; Odeny, Damaris A.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Berger, David Kenneth; Rees, David J.G. (Springer, 2018-04)

  Amaranthus species are an emerging and promising nutritious traditional vegetable food source. Morphological plasticity and poorly resolved dendrograms have led to the need for well resolved species phylogenies. We ...
• Genetic diversity of the myrtle rust pathogen (Austropuccinia psidii) in the Americas and Hawaii : global implications for invasive threat assessments 

  Stewart, J.E.; Ross-Davis, A.L.; Graҫa, R.N.; Alfenas, A.C.; Peever, T.L.; Hanna, J.W.; Uchida, J.Y.; Hauff, R.D.; Kadooka, C.Y.; Kim, M.-S.; Cannon, P.G.; Namba, S.; Simeto, S.; Pérez, C.A.; Rayamajhi, M.B.; Lodge, D.J.; Arguedas, M.; Medel-Ortiz, R.; López-Ramirez, M.A.; Tennant, P.; Glen, M.; Machado, P.S.; McTaggart, Alistair R.; Carnegie, A.J.; Klopfenstein, N.B. (Wiley, 2018-02)

  Since the myrtle rust pathogen (Austropuccinia psidii) was first reported (as Puccinia psidii) in Brazil on guava (Psidium guajava) in 1884, it has been found infecting diverse myrtaceous species. Because A. psidii has ...
• The effect of seeding densities on old cultivated fields in Marakele National Park, Thabazimbi, South Africa 

  Van Staden, Piet J.; Bredenkamp, George J.; Bezuidenhout, Hugo; Brown, Leslie R. (Wiley, 2018-06)

  Large areas of the bushveld bioregion are converted from natural rangeland to cultivated fields for economic purposes. Conversion of grasslands to agricultural land alters the vegetation structure, plant species composition ...
• Dung beetle activity improves herbaceous plant growth and soil properties on confinements simulating reclaimed mined land in South Africa 

  Badenhorst, Jessica; Dabrowski, Jacqueline; Scholtz, Clarke H.; Truter, Wayne Frederick (Elsevier, 2018-12)

  Mining activities contribute greatly to economic growth and development in South Africa. However, post-mining soils have limited land-use potential due to low fertility, deficiency in organic matter content and poor physical, ...
• Regeneration ecology of the climber Flagellaria guineensis (Flagellariaceae) in the Transkei Coastal Forests, South Africa 

  Tshaduli, Ndivhuwo; Geldenhuys, C.J. (Coert Johannes); Chirwa, Paxie W. (Elsevier, 2018-09)

  Earlier studies showed that local people benefit by harvesting culms of the “climbing bamboo” Flagellaria guineensis from Transkei Coastal Forests in South Africa. However, little is known about the regeneration ecology ...
• Armillaria root rot spreading into a natural woody ecosystem in South Africa 

  Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Musasira, N.Y.; Roux, Jolanda; Roets, F.; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley, 2018-05)

  Signs and symptoms of a disease similar to those of armillaria root rot have recently been observed on various native woody plants on the foothills of Table Mountain in South Africa, one of the most botanically diverse ...
• Alternaria alternata : a new seed-transmitted disease of coriander in South Africa 

  Mangwende, E.; Kritzinger, Quenton; Truter, M.; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry) (Springer, 2018-10)

  This is the first report of Alternaria leaf spot disease on coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) in South Africa. Using the agar plate method, Alternaria alternata was isolated from coriander seed lots together with four other ...
• The role of village land forest reserves in the implementation of land use plans : experience from the REDD+ initiative, Tanzania 

  Uisso, Amani J.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Ackerman, Pierre A.; Mbwambo, Lawrence (Commonwealth Forestry Association, 2018-06)

  The role of Village Participatory Land Use Plans (VPLUPs) and associated Village Land Forest Reserves (VLFRs) under the REDD+ initiative is a fairly new concept with limited information on the success of its implementation. ...
• Forest management and conservation before and after the introduction of village participatory land use plans in the Kilosa district REDD+ initiative, Tanzania 

  Uisso, Amani J.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Ackerman, Pierre A.; Mbwambo, Lawrence (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  The use of Village Participatory Land Use Plan (VPLUP) model as a natural resource management and conservation tool has been growing recently. This study examined the premise under which VPLUPs implementation can enhance ...
• Assessment of opportunities for Burundian small-scale potato farmers to increase productivity and income 

  Bararyenya, Astère; Nahayo, Pierre-Claver; Nduwimana, Anicet; Niyonzima, Pierre; Nyawakira, Déo; Sindihebura, Jean-Pierre; Vyizigiro, Ernest; Ndayishimiye, Vital; Haverkort, A.J. (Anton) (Springer, 2018-03)

  From 2014 through 2016, on-farm experiments were carried out in three provinces surrounding Bujumbura town in Burundi to improve the low potato (Solanum tuberosum) yields, which currently stand at about 6 t ha−1. It was ...
• Range contraction to a higher elevation : the likely future of the montane vegetation in South Africa and Lesotho 

  Bentley, Luke K.; Robertson, Mark P.; Barker, Nigel (Springer, 2018-10)

  Global climate change is a major challenge for the future with serious potential impacts on biodiversity. Biodiversity in mountains is particularly vulnerable as many montane species are adapted to narrow microhabitats, ...
• Medicinal Mascarene Aloes : an audit of their phytotherapeutic potential 

  Lobine, Devina; Cummins, Ian; Govinden-Soulange, Joyce; Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, Mala; Lindsey, Keith; Chazot, Paul Louis; Ambler, C.A.; Grellscheid, Sushma; Sharples, G.; Lall, Namrita; Lambrechts, Isa Anina; Lavergne, Christophe; Howes, Melanie Jayne R. (Elsevier, 2018-01)

  A phytochemical and biological investigation of the endemic Mascarene Aloes (Aloe spp.), including A. tormentorii (Marais) L.E.Newton & G.D.Rowley, A. purpurea Lam, A. macra Haw., A. lomatophylloides Balf.f and A. vera ...
• Antibiotic-potentiating activity, phytochemical profile, and cytotoxicity of Acalypha integrifolia Willd. (Euphorbiaceae) 

  Seebaluck-Sandoram, Roumita; Lall, Namrita; Fibrich, Bianca; Van Staden, Analike Blom; Mahomoodally, Fawzi (Elsevier, 2018-03)

  Acalypha integrifolia Willd. (Euphorbiaceae) (AI), an indigenous medicinal plant of the Mascarene Islands is traditionally used to manage infectious diseases. The authors aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial, antibiotic-p ...
• Variability of satellite derived phenological parameters across maize producing areas of South Africa 

  Adisa, O.M. (Omolola); Botai, J.O. (Joel Ongego); Hassen, Abubeker; Darkey, Daniel; Adeola, Abiodun M.; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Botai, Christina M.; Adisa, Abidemi T. (MDPI Publishing, 2018-08-27)

  Changes in phenology can be used as a proxy to elucidate the short and long term trends in climate change and variability. Such phenological changes are driven by weather and climate as well as environmental and ecological ...
• Orphan legumes growing in dry environments : marama Bean as a case study 

  Cullis, Christopher; Chimwamurombe, Percy; Barker, Nigel; Kunert, Karl J.; Vorster, Juan (Frontiers Media, 2018-08-15)

  Plants have developed morphological, physiological, biochemical, cellular, and molecular mechanisms to survive in drought-stricken environments with little or no water caused by below-average precipitation. In this ...
• Yield, resource use efficiency and trace metal uptake of weeping lovegrass grown on municipal sludge‐amended soil 

  Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Annandale, J.G. (John George), 1959-; Steyn, M.J. (Martin); Truter, Wayne Frederick; Debusho, Legesse Kassa; Talore, Deribe Gemiyo (Wiley, 2018-01)

  BACKGROUND : There are concerns that fertilization using sludge in semi‐arid areas, where water is limiting, will compound the effect of drought, resulting in the decline of yield from potential salt accumulation. This ...
• The effects of elephants and fire on vegetation at Marakele National Park, South Africa 

  Van Staden, Piet J.; Bezuidenhout, Hugo; Ferreira, Sam; Bredenkamp, George J. (IUCN, 2017-07)

  Elephants and fire can modify African savanna ecosystems. The authors evaluated the influence that elephants and fires had on five mountainous plant communities in Marakele National Park. These plant communities were ...
• Wicked' US weed has put down roots locally 

  Reinhardt, Carl Frederick (Charlie) (Plaas Publishing, 2018-09)

  The term ‘wicked’ weed is borrowed from the field of sociology where a wicked problem is defined as one without clear causes or solutions, and thus difficult or impossible to solve (Shaw, 2016, Weed Science: Special Issue, ...
• Inhibition of mycothione disulphide reductase and mycobacterial biofilm by selected South African plants 

  Oosthuizen, Carel Basson; Gasa, Nomasomi; Hamilton, Chris J.; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2018-09)

  The causative agent of tuberculosis is the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The development of resistance associated with this bacterium is of great concern, and the ...

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