• Temporal analysis of the bovine lymph node transcriptome during cattle tick ( Rhipicephalus microplus ) infestation 

  Robbertse, Luise; Richards, Sabine A.; Stutzer, Christian; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Maritz-Olivier, Christine (Elsevier, 2020-10)

  Livestock production is a fundamental source of revenue and nutrition, wherein cattle-farming constitutes one of the major agricultural industries. Vectors and vector-borne diseases constitute one of the major factors that ...
• Impact of climate change on yield and water use efficiencies of potato in different production regions of South Africa 

  Franke, A.C.; Muelelwa, L.N.; Steyn, J.M. (Joachim Marthinus), 1963- (Informa UK Limited and NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2020)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Trees as nature-based solutions: a global south perspective 

  Ratnam, Jayashree; Owuor, Margaret Awuor; Greve, Michelle; Fu, Congbin; Stevens, Nicola; Mekuria, Wolde; Fidelis, Alessandra; De Cauwer, Vera; Lele, Sharachchandra; Begotti, Rodrigo Anzolin; Soterroni, Aline; Ribeiro, Natasha S.; Chen, Anping (Cell Press, 2020-08)

  In the search for ways to address sustainability challenges, there is growing interest in nature-based solutions. Among these are calls to plant a trillion trees globally, which have been met with mixed responses. In this ...
• Traditional usage and biological activity of Plectranthus madagascariensis and its varieties : a review 

  Lambrechts, Isa Anina; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2021-04)

  ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Plectranthus madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth. is an indigenous aromatic South African plant species that are traditionally used to treat various dermatological and respiratory ailments. AIM ...
• Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of selected medicinal plants against pathogens causing sexually transmitted infections 

  Nthulane, Ndivhuho Patience; Mosebi, Salerwe; Tshikalange, Thilivhali Emmanuel; Nyila, Monde Alfred; Mankga, Ledile Thabitha (Nickan Research Institute, 2020)

  INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, more than one million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired daily. The diversity and frequency of sexual infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms have increased thus becoming ...
• Analysis of growth rings to determine age and mean radial growth of selected Baikiaea-Guibourtia-Pterocarpus species from regrowth stands after pole/firewood harvesting and abandoned crop fields, north-western Zimbabwe 

  Chichinye Angella; Geldenhuys, Coert Johannes; Chirwa, Paxie W. (Academic Journals, 2020-07)

  Anthropogenic disturbances (cultivation, harvesting of poles and firewood and protection) play a pivotal role in the recovery and growth of Baikiaea-Guibourtia-Pterocarpus woodland species. The aim of this study is to ...
• Agroforestry : an appropriate and sustainable response to a changing climate in Southern Africa? 

  Sheppard, Jonathan P.; Reckziegel, Rafael Bohn; Borrass, Lars; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Cuaranhua, Claudio J.; Hassler, Sibylle K.; Hoffmeister, Svenja; Kestel, Florian; Maier, Rebekka; Malicke, Mirko; Morhart, Christopher; Ndlovu, Nicholas P.; Veste, Maik; Funk, Roger; Lang, Friederike; Seifert, Thomas; Du Toit, Ben; Kahle, Hans-Peter (MDPI, 2020-08-21)

  Agroforestry is often discussed as a strategy that can be used both for the adaptation to and the mitigation of climate change e ects. The climate of southern Africa is predicted to be severely a ected by such changes. ...
• Cost–benefit analysis of municipal sludge as a low-grade nutrient source : a case study from South Africa 

  Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Ogbazghi, Zekarias Mihreteab; Annandale, J.G. (John George), 1959-; Gebrehiwot, Yemane (MDPI, 2020-11-28)

  Municipal sludge has economic value as a low-grade fertilizer as it consists of appreciable amounts of the macro and micronutrients. When using sludge as fertilizer, the economic aspect should be taken into account. In ...
• Anti-Inflammatory ent-Kaurane Diterpenoids from Isodon serra 

  Xing, Honghong; An, Lijun; Song, Ziteng; Li, Shanshan; Wang, Huimei; Wang, Chunyan; Zhang, Jie; Tuerhong, Muhetaer; Abudukeremu, Munira; Li, Dihua; Lee, Dongho; Xu, Jing; Lall, Namrita; Guo, Yuanqiang (American Chemical Society, 2020-09)

  Ten new ent-kaurane diterpenoids, including two pairs of epimers 1/2 and 4/5 and a 6,7-seco-ent-kauranoid 10, were obtained from the aerial parts of Isodon serra. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by ...
• Ethanolic extracts of South African plants, Buddleja saligna Willd. and Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet, as multifunctional ingredients in sunscreen formulations 

  Twilley, Danielle; Moodley, Deveshnee; Rolfes, Heidi; Moodley, Indres; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Madikizela, Balungile; Summers, Beverley; Raaff, Lee-ann; Lategan, Marlize; Kgatuke, Lebogang; Mabena, Ephraim C.; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2021-03)

  Exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major contributing factor to the increasing number of skin cancer cases. Interest has grown to use plant extracts as natural ingredients in cosmetic formulations due to ...
• Potato virus Y and potato leafroll virus management under climate change in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Kruger, Kerstin; Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-11-26)

  Potato has increased in importance as a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, where its production is faced with a multitude of challenges, including plant disease development and spread under changing climatic conditions. ...
• Probing the Rhipicephalus bursa sialomes in potential anti-tick vaccine candidates : a reverse vaccinology approach 

  Couto, Joana; Seixas, Goncalo; Stutzer, Christian; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Maritz-Olivier, Christine; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana (MDPI, 2021-03)

  In the wake of the ‘omics’ explosion of data, reverse vaccinology approaches are being applied more readily as an alternative for the discovery of candidates for next generation diagnostics and vaccines. Promising ...
• Evaluating the potential of different carbon sources to promote denitrification 

  Dlamini, Jerry Celumusa; Chadwick, D.; Hawkins, J.M.B.; Martinez, J.; Scholefield, D.; Ma, Y.; Cardenas, L. (Cambridge University Press, 2020-04)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Emerging potato pathogens affecting food security in southern Africa : recent research 

  Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise; Kruger, Kerstin (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-11-26)

  Potato is a staple crop that contributes to food security and poverty alleviation in developing nations. Despite this, yields in developing nations are often unsustainably low, due to various biotic and abiotic factors ...
• Benefits of maize resistance breeding and chemical control against northern leaf blight in smallholder farms in South Africa 

  Berger, David Kenneth; Mokgobu, Tumisang; De Ridder, Katrien; Christie, Nanette; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-11-26)

  Maize underpins food security in South Africa. An annual production of more than 10 million tons is a combination of the output of large-scale commercial farms plus an estimated 250 000 ha cultivated by smallholder ...
• The potential effect of elevated root zone temperature on the concentration of chlorogenic, caffeic, and ferulic acids and the biological activity of some pigmented solanum tuberosum l. cultivar extracts 

  Witbooi, Hildegard; Bvenura, Callistus; Reid, Anna-Mari; Lall, Namrita; Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi Omoniyi; Kambizi, Learnmore (MDPI, 2021-07)

  Without a doubt, potatoes play a vital food and nutrition security role in the world as more than a billion people consume this vegetable. Furthermore, the polyphenolic constituents of pigmented potato cultivars and their ...
• New ophiostomatoid fungi from wounds on storm-damaged trees in Afromontane forests of the Cape Floristic Region 

  Musvuugwa, Tendai; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Dreyer, Leanne L.; Duong, Tuan A.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Oberlander, K.C. (Kenneth); Roets, Francois (Springer, 2020-01)

  Ophiostomatoid fungi, a well-known tree-associated group, include some of the most important forest pathogens globally. Several ophiostomatoid species were reported already from Rapanea melanophloeos of the Afromontane ...
• A review on traditionally used South African medicinal plants, their secondary metabolites and their potential development into anticancer agents 

  Twilley, Danielle; Rademan, Sunelle; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2020-10)

  ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Approximately 70% of anticancer drugs were developed or derived from natural products or plants. Southern Africa boasts an enormous floral diversity with approximately 22,755 plant species ...
• Annual net primary productivity of different functional groups as affected by different intensities of rainfall reduction in the semiarid grasslands of the Gauteng province in South Africa 

  Magandana, Thabo Patrick; Hassen, Abubeker; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte (MDPI, 2021-04)

  Rainfall variability is expected to change the soil water regime thereby impacting negatively on rangeland species composition, productivity and ecosystem services. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of ...
• Biogeographical patterns of grasses (Poaceae) indigenous to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini 

  Trytsman, Marike; Muller, Francuois L.; Morris, Craig D.; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Taylor & Francis, 2021)

  The ecological and economical importance of African grasses in sustaining animal production prompted studies to quantify the wealth of grass genetic resources indigenous to southern Africa. Plant collection and occurrence data ...

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