• Prevalence of Botrytis cinerea at different phenological stages of table grapes grown in the northern region of South Africa 

  Carmichael, Patricia C.; Siyoum, Nazareth A.; Jongman, Mosimanegape; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2018-09)

  Botrytis cinerea, is one of the major causal agents of postharvest decay in table grapes, contributing to 20% losses world-wide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of B. cinerea at different phenological ...
• Foliar secretory structures in Melia azedarach (Meliaceae), a widely cultivated and often invasive tree 

  Tilney, Patricia M.; Nel, Magda; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Taylor and Francis, 2018-04)

  Melia azedarach (chinaberry; syringa), a tree with bipinnately compound leaves, is one of the most widely cultivated of all tropical trees, but has become naturalised in several parts of the world. New observations are ...
• Selected essential oils inhibit key physiological enzymes and possess intracellular and extracellular antimelanogenic properties in vitro 

  Aumeeruddy-Elalfi, Zaahira; Lall, Namrita; Fibrich, Bianca; Van Staden, Analike Blom; Hosenally, Muzzammil; Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi (Elsevier, 2018-01)

  Essential oils (EOs) extracted from six medicinal herbs and food plants [Cinnamomum zeylanicum (CZ), Psiadia arguta (PA), Psiadia terebinthina (PT), Citrus grandis (CGp), Citrus hystrix (CH), and Citrus reticulata (CR)] ...
• The importance of harvest residue and fertiliser on productivity of Pinus patula across various sites in their first, second and third rotations, at Usutu Swaziland 

  Mavimbela, Lindani Z.; Crous, Jacob W.; Morris, Andrew R.; Chirwa, Paxie W. (SpringerOpen, 2018-04-17)

  BACKGROUND : Concern is growing about the future of forestry productivity due to intensive nutrient removal, as a result of different harvesting operations. This study aimed to determine the effects on forest productivity ...
• Carbon footprinting of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production systems in Zimbabwe 

  Svubure, O.; Struik, P.C.; Haverkort, A.J.; Steyn, J.M. (Joachim Marthinus), 1963- (Sage, 2018)

  Agriculture contributes significantly to the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Farmers need to fine-tune agricultural practices to balance the trade-offs between increasing productivity in order to feed a growing ...
• Biological activities of Heteropyxis natalensis against micro-organisms involved in oral infections 

  Henley-Smith, Cynthia J.; Botha, Francien Susanna; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Nkomo, Mpumelelo; Meyer, Debra; Lall, Namrita (Frontiers Media, 2018-04-10)

  The use of complementary and alternative medicine from plants in South Africa, as in the rest of the world, continues to increase. Heteropyxis natalensis, known as the Lavender tree, is indigenous to South Africa and is ...
• Ecosystem engineering through aardvark (Orycteropus afer) burrowing : mechanisms and effects 

  Haussmann, N.S. (Natalie); Louw, Michelle A.; Lewis, Simone; Nicol, Keegan J.H.; Van der Merwe, Stephni; Le Roux, Peter C. (Elsevier, 2018-08)

  Burrowing mammals are often considered to be ecosystem engineers as burrowing disturbs the soil, thereby potentially changing resource availability and affecting habitat conditions for other species. After their excavation, ...
• Non-Mendelian segregation influences the infection biology and genetic structure of the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus 

  Lee, Dong Hyeon; Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2018-04)

  The African fungal tree pathogen, Ceratocystis albifundus, undergoes uni-directional mating type switching, giving rise to either self-fertile or self-sterile progeny. Self-sterile isolates lack the MAT1-2-1 gene and have ...
• Weed species composition and density under conservation agriculture with varying fertiliser rate 

  Baker, Conrad; Madakadze, I.C. (Ignacio Casper); Swanepoel, Corrie M.; Mavunganidze, Zira (Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group) and NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2018-04)

  Conservation agriculture (CA) is a sustainable management system that optimises yield while reducing input costs. However, reduction in tillage intensity and frequency as practised under CA generally alters weed densities ...
• Efficiency of conservation areas to protect orchid species in Benin, West Africa 

  Assédé, E.S.P. (Eméline Sêssi Pélagie); Djagoun, C.A.M.S. (Chabi Adéyèmi Marc Sylvestre); Azihou, F.A. (Fortuné Akomian); Gogan, Y.S.C. (Yannick Senakpon Caleb); Kouton, M.D. (Meryas Dègbémabou); Adomou, A.C. (Aristide Cossi); Geldenhuys, C.J. (Coert Johannes); Chirwa, Paxie W.; Sinsin, Brice (Elsevier, 2018-05)

  The effectiveness of protected areas to guarantee future conservation of several plant species remains questionable. This study was carried out in the Biosphere Reserve of Pendjari (BRP) and surrounding unprotected areas ...
• The world flora online, target 1 of the global strategy for plant conservation, and the species plantarum programme : flora of the world : compatible concepts or mutually exclusive mandates? 

  Smith, Gideon F.; Klopper, Ronell Renett; Jackson, Peter Wyse; Crouch, Neil R. (Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2017-11-17)

  The Species Plantarum Programme: Flora of the World (SPPFW) has been in existence for slightly more than two decades and during this time published basic taxonomic information for just over 1000 species, in 11 families. ...
• Sustainable forest operations (SFO) : a new paradigm in a changing world and climate 

  Marchi, Enrico; Chung, Woodam; Visser, Rien; Abbas, Dalia; Nordfjell, Tomas; Mederski, Piotr S.; McEwan, Andrew; Brink, Michal; Laschi, Andrea (Elsevier, 2018-09)

  The effective implementation of sustainable forest management depends largely on carrying out forest operations in a sustainable manner. Climate change, as well as the increasing demand for forest products, requires a ...
• Traditional uses and local perspectives on baobab (Adansonia digitata) population structure by selected ethnic groups in northern Namibia 

  Lisao, Klushetile; Geldenhuys, C.J. (Coert Johannes); Chirwa, Paxie W. (Elsevier, 2017-11)

  The aim of this study was to document local traditional uses on Adansonia digitata (baobab) among the Herero, Ovambo, San and Masubiya ethnic groups in northern Namibia. Data was collected by oral interviews using a ...
• Assessing local-level forest use and management capacity as a climate-change adaptation strategy in Vhembe district of South Africa 

  Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, J.; Babalola, F.D. (Taylor and Francis, 2018-03)

  Community-based forest management is a key climate change adaptation initiative in South Africa. It is aimed at enhancing the sustainability of rural household livelihoods and livelihood resilience against climate variability ...
• RNA-seq analysis of resistant and susceptible sub-tropical maize lines reveals a role for kauralexins in resistance to grey leaf spot disease, caused by Cercospora zeina 

  Meyer, Jacqueline; Berger, David Kenneth; Christensen, Shawn A.; Murray, Shane L. (BioMed Central, 2017-11)

  BACKGROUND : Cercospora zeina is a foliar pathogen responsible for maize grey leaf spot in southern Africa that negatively impacts maize production. Plants use a variety of chemical and structural mechanisms to defend ...
• Evolution of foraging behaviour : deep intra-generic genetic divergence between territorial and non-territorial southern African patellid limpets 

  Mmonwa, Kolobe L.; Teske, Peter R.; McQuaid, Christopher D.; Barker, Nigel (Elsevier, 2017-12)

  Southern Africa is a biodiversity hotspot of patellid limpets, with three genera (Helcion, Cymbula and Scutellastra) identified and described in the region. Scutellastra is the most diverse and most frequently studied of ...
• Penicillium air mycoflora in postharvest fruit handling environments associated with the pear export chain 

  Scholtz, Ilonka; Siyoum, Nazareth A.; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2017-06)

  Penicillium is a well-known airborne fungal contaminant that is prevalent in indoor air. In this study, the total air mycoflora was determined in postharvest fruit handling environments. The study included eleven indoor ...
• Islands of nature in South Africa’s capital city 

  Frisby, Arnold W.; Deutschlander, Miranda; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Botanical Society of SA, 2017-12)

  The Magaliesberg mountain range is ancient, having formed well over two billion years ago. This makes it one of the oldest mountain ranges on our planet and significantly older than relatively recently formed mountain ...
• Mzansi’s mystery mountain Hemlocks : insights from the Cape Midlands Escarpment 

  Clark, Ralph; Magee, Anthony (Botanical Society of SA, 2017-12)

  No abstract available.
• Predicting the distribution of Encephalartos latifrons, a critically endangered cycad in South Africa 

  Swart, Carin; Donaldson, John; Barker, Nigel (Springer, 2018-07)

  This study evaluates how a modelling approach to determine areas of suitable habitat for the Critically Endangered Albany cycad Encephalartos latifrons can assist in systematic conservation planning for this and other rare ...

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