Browsing Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Title

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  • GC-MS analysis of curculigo orchiodes and medicinal herbs with cytotoxic, hepatoprotective attributes of ethanolic extract from Indian origin 
    Singh, Vedpal; Lall, Namrita; Wadhwani, Ashish; Dhanabal, Sangai P. (De Gruyter, 2022-03-23)
    OBJECTIVES : Liver illnesses are a major public health issue all over the world. Medicinal plants constituents a viable alternative for the development of phytopharmaceuticals with hepatoprotective activity in order to ...
  • Gender expression and inflorescence structure of Pappea capensis Eckl. and Zeyh. (Sapindaceae) 
    Robbertse, P.J. (Petrus Johannes), 1932-; Du Toit, Elsa Sophia; Cloete, Michele Olivia (Elsevier, 2010-10)
    Gender and the structure of the inflorescence and flowers of Pappea capensis (Sapindaceae) are investigated in a locality around Pretoria (22–27°S and 25–32°E). The trees flower over a long period (December to April) and ...
  • Genetic differentiation and diversity of Adansonia digitata L (baobab) in Malawi using microsatellite markers 
    Munthali, C.R.Y.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Changadeya, W.J.; Akinnifesi, Festus K. (Springer, 2013-02)
    Baobab (Adansonia digitata L) belonging to Bombacaceae family, is one of the most widely used indigenous priority tree species in sub-Saharan Africa, valued in the cosmetic industry for its seed oil, and powdery fruit pulp ...
  • 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 ...
  • Genetic parameters of interspecific hybrids of Eucalyptus grandis and E.urophylla seedings and cuttings 
    Van den Berg, Gert J.; Verryn, Steve D.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Van Deventer, Francois Johannes (JD Sauerlaender's Verlag, 2015-01)
    The current E. grandis x E. urophylla hybrid breeding strategy of South Africa’s Forestry Industry is to maintain large breeding populations of both parental species in which parents are selected based on their general ...
  • Genetic variation among and within provenances of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) in seed germination and seedling growth from selected natural populations in Malawi 
    Munthali, C.R.Y.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Akinnifesi, Festus K. (Springer, 2012-11)
    Baobab (Adansonia digitata L) trees have a wide variety of subsistence and economic values across sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of the genetic variation within and between the species is essential for management and ...
  • Geospatial analysis of meteorological drought impact on Southern Africa biomes 
    Marumbwa, Farai Maxwell; Cho, Moses Azong; Chirwa, Paxie W. (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    Within Southern African biomes, droughts are recurrent with devastating impacts on ecological, economic, and human wellbeing. In this context, understanding the drought impact on vegetation is of extreme importance. However, ...
  • Germination and ultrastructural studies of seeds produced by a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree: implications for its domestication and seed storage 
    Fotouo Makouate, Helene; Du Toit, Elsa Sophia; Robbertse, P.J. (Petrus Johannes), 1932- (Oxford University Press, 2015)
    Seed ageing during storage is one of the main causes of reduction in seed quality and this results in loss of vigour and failure to thrive. Finding appropriate storage conditions to ameliorate deterioration due to ageing ...
  • Germination characteristics of the grass weed Digitaria nuda (Schumach.) 
    Hugo, Elbé; Saayman-Du Toit, Anna E.J.; Reinhardt, Carl Frederick (Charlie) (Elsevier, 2014-01)
    The effect of various pre-treatments and their interaction with temperature on cumulative percentage and the rate of germination were evaluated for Digitaria nuda. Stored and fresh seeds were pre-treated with either 0.02 ...
  • Germination performance of different forage grass species at different salinity (NaCl) concentrations 
    Mangwane, Mziwanda; Madakadze, Ignacio Casper; Nherera-Chokuda, F.V.; Dube, S.; Mndela, Mthunzi (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Global fine-resolution data on springtail abundance and community structure 
    Potapov, Anton M.; Chen, Ting-Wen; Striuchkova, Anastasia V.; Alatalo, Juha M.; Alexandre, Douglas; Arbea, Javier; Ashton, Thomas; Ashwood, Frank; Babenko, Anatoly B.; Bandyopadhyaya, Ipsa; Baretta, Carolina Riviera Duarte Maluche; Baretta, Dilmar; Barnes, Andrew D.; Bellini, Bruno C.; Bendjaballah, Mohamed; Berg, Matty P.; Bernava, Verónica; Bokhorst, Stef; Bokova, Anna I.; Bolger, Thomas; Bouchard, Mathieu; Brito, Roniere A.; Buchori, Damayanti; Castaño-Meneses, Gabriela; Chauvat, Matthieu; Chomel, Mathilde; Chow, Yasuko; Chown, Steven L.; Classen, Aimee T.; Cortet, Jerome; Cuchta, Peter; De la Pedrosa, Ana Manuela; De Lima, Estevam C.A.; Deharveng, Louis E.; Doblas Miranda, Enrique; Drescher, Jochen; Eisenhauer, Nico; Ellers, Jacintha; Ferlian, Olga; Ferreira, Susana S.D.; Ferreira, Aila S.; Fiera, Cristina; Filser, Juliane; Franken, Oscar; Fujii, Saori; Koudji, Essivi Gagnon; Gao, Meixiang; Gendreau-Berthiaume, Benoit; Gers, Charles; Greve, Michelle; Hamra-Kroua, Salah; Handa, I. Tanya; Hasegawa, Motohiro; Heiniger, Charlène; Hishi, Takuo; Holmstrup, Martin; Homet, Pablo; Hoye, Toke T.; Ivask, Mari; Jacques, Bob; Janion-Scheepers, Charlene; Jochum, Malte; Joimel, Sophie; Jorge, Bruna Claudia S.; Jucevica, Edite; Kapinga, Esther M.; Kovac, Ľubomír; Krab, Eveline J.; Krogh, Paul Henning; Kuu, Annely; Kuznetsova, Natalya; Lam, Weng Ngai; Lin, Dunmei; Lindo, Zoe; Liu, Amy W.P.; Lu, Jing-Zhong; Lucianez, María Jose; Marx, Michael T.; Mawan, Amanda; McCary, Matthew A.; Minor, Maria A.; Mitchell, Grace I.; Moreno, David; Nakamori, Taizo; Negri, Ilaria; Nielsen, Uffe N.; Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl; Oliveira Filho, Luís Carlos I.; Palacios-Vargas, José G.; Pollierer, Melanie M.; Ponge, Jean-François; Potapov, Mikhail B.; Querner, Pascal; Rai, Bibishan; Raschmanová, Natália; Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz; Raymond-Léonard, Laura J.; Reis, Aline S.; Ross, Giles M.; Rousseau, Laurent; Russell, David J.; Saifutdinov, Ruslan A.; Salmon, Sandrine; Santonja, Mathieu; Saraeva, Anna K.; Sayer, Emma J.; Scheunemann, Nicole; Scholz, Cornelia; Seeber, Julia; Shaw, Peter; Shveenkova, Yulia B.; Slade, Eleanor M.; Stebaeva, Sophya; Sterzynska, Maria; Sun, Xin; Susanti, Winda Ika; Taskaeva, Anastasia A.; Tay, Li Si; Thakur, Madhav P.; Treasure, Anne M.; Tsiafouli, Maria; Twala, Mthokozisi Nkosingiphile; Uvarov, Alexei V.; Venier, Lisa A.; Widenfalk, Lina A.; Widyastuti, Rahayu; Winck, Bruna; Winkler, Daniel; Wu, Donghui; Xie, Zhijing; Yin, Rui; Zampaulo, Robson A.; Zeppelini, Douglas; Zhang, Bing; Zoughailech, Abdelmalek; Ashford, Oliver; Klauberg-Filho, Osmar; Scheu, Stefan (Nature Research, 2024-01)
    Springtails (Collembola) inhabit soils from the Arctic to the Antarctic and comprise an estimated ~32% of all terrestrial arthropods on Earth. Here, we present a global, spatially-explicit database on springtail communities ...
  • A global meta-analysis of woody plant responses to elevated CO2 : implications on biomass, growth, leaf N content, photosynthesis and water relations 
    Mndela, Mthunzi; Tjelele, Julius T.; Madakadze, Ignacio Casper; Mangwane, Mziwanda; Samuels, Igshaan M.; Muller, Francuois; Pule, Hosia T. (SpringerOpen, 2022-08-26)
    BACKGROUND : Atmospheric CO2 may double by the year 2100, thereby altering plant growth, photosynthesis, leaf nutrient contents and water relations. Specifcally, atmospheric CO2 is currently 50% higher than pre-industrial ...
  • Grazing capacity, milk production and milk composition of kikuyu over-sown with annual or perennial ryegrass 
    Van der Colf, Janke; Botha, Philip R.; Meeske, R.; Truter, Wayne Frederick (Taylor and Francis, 2015-05)
    Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) is a highly productive pasture species that supports high stocking rates and milk production per hectare, but production per cow is low due to low nutritive value. The aim of this study ...
  • Grower perceptions of biotic and abiotic risks of potato production in South Africa 
    Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise; Steyn, J.M. (Joachim Marthinus), 1963-; Franke, A.C.; Haverkort, A.J. (Anton) (Elsevier, 2016-06)
    Growers’ surveys took place in all sixteen potato growing regions of South Africa in 2013 and 2014. The agro-ecological climate of these regions is diverse and potato is produced in rainy or dry seasons, in winter or ...
  • Growth and dynamic modulus of elasticity of Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii hybrids in Mpumalanga, South Africa 
    Hongwane, Phillip C.; Mitchell, R. Glen; Kanzler, Arnulf; Verryn, Steven D.; Chirwa, Paxie W. (Taylor and Francis, 2017)
    Field establishment of South Africa’s most important commercial pine species, Pinus patula, is severely hampered by the pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum. Importantly, hybrids between P. patula and other pine ...
  • Growth and yield responses of commercial sugarcane cultivars to mulching in the coastal rainfed region of South Africa 
    Nxumalo, Braveman Nkosinathi Gcugcwa; Ramburan, S.; Steyn, J.M. (Joachim Marthinus), 1963- (Taylor and Francis, 2017-02)
    The perceived negative cultivar responses to mulching has limited the adoption of this practice in the South African sugarcane industry. This study was aimed at evaluating cane yield and quality responses and population ...
  • Growth and yield responses of two ginger species to different levels of nitrogen 
    Gatabazi, Auges; Marais, D. (Diana); Steyn, J.M. (Joachim Marthinus), 1963-; Araya, Hintsa T.; Mokgehle, Salmina N. (Taylor and Francis and NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2019)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Growth, development, leaf gaseous exchange, and grain yield response of maize cultivars to drought and flooding stress 
    Mangani, Robert; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Bellocchi, Gianni; Hassen, Abubeker (MDPI Publishing, 2018-09-29)
    The prevalence of extreme drought and flooding is posing a threat to the food security of Sub-Saharan African countries. There are national and international calls for actions to investigate the level of resilience of ...
  • Growth, phenological, and yield response of upland rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Nerica 4®) to water stress during different growth stages 
    Alou, I.N.; Steyn, Joachim Marthinus; Annandale, John George; Van der Laan, Michael (Elsevier, 2018-02)
    Rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in uplands is exposed to variable soil water conditions and unpredictable periods of water stress (WS). The study was conducted to determine the impacts of WS imposed at different phenological ...
  • Growth-stage and temperature influence glyphosate resistance in Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist 
    Okumu, Martha Nelima; Vorster, Barend Juan; Reinhardt, Carl Frederick (Charlie) (Elsevier, 2019-03)
    Glyphosate, currently the world's most extensively used herbicide was on the market for more than 20 years since its introduction in 1975 without reported evolution of resistant weed cases. Glyphosate is the only reported ...