Browsing Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Subject "Water"

Browsing Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Subject "Water"

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  • Biochemicals released from weeds can inhibit crop development 
    Reinhardt, Carl Frederick (Charlie) (Plaas Publishing, 2015-10)
    It is common knowledge that plants compete for the basic resources required for plant growth and development, namely nutrient elements, water and sunlight. A far lesser known fact is that long after plant-plant ...
  • Help to assess the fitness for use of irrigation water at a specific site using a risk-based approach 
    Du Plessis, Heinrich Meiring; Annandale, John George; Benade, N. (South African Irrigation Institute, 2019-06)
    Water quality guidelines have two main applications. Firstly, and more commonly, water quality guidelines are used to assess the fitness for use (FFU) of a given water for a specific purpose. Secondly, water quality guidelines ...
  • Irrigation : a balancing act 
    Du Raan, Chantel; Steyn, M.J. (Martin) (Plaas Media, 2022-01)
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  • Microbial hazards in irrigation water : standards, norms, and testing to manage use of water in fresh produce primary production 
    Uyttendaele, Mieke; Jaykus, Lee-Ann; Amoah, Philip; Chiodini, Alessandro; Cunliffe, David; Jacxsens, Liesbeth; Holvoet, Kevin; Korsten, Lise; Lau, Mathew; McClure, Peter; Medema, Gertjan; Sampers, Imca; Jasti, Pratima Rao (Wiley, 2015-07)
    Accessibility to abundant sources of high-quality water is integral to the production of safe and wholesome fresh produce. However, access to safe water is becoming increasingly difficult in many parts of the world, and ...
  • Orphan legumes growing in dry environments : marama Bean as a case study 
    Cullis, Christopher; Chimwamurombe, Percy; Barker, Nigel; Kunert, Karl J.; Vorster, Barend 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 ...
  • Prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 strains in irrigation water and agricultural soil in two district municipalities in South Africa 
    Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Du Plessis, Erika Margarete; Korsten, Lise; Okoh, Anthony Ifeanyi (Routledge, 2021)
    We assessed the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in irrigation water and agricultural soil samples in two District Municipalities in South Africa using standard culture-based and molecular techniques. Presumptive E. coli ...
  • Water and nutrient retention by Aquasoil and Stockosorb polymers 
    Ghebru, M.G. (Michael Ghebremeskel); Du Toit, Elsa Sophia; Steyn, J.M. (Joachim Marthinus), 1963- (South African Society of Crop Production, Soil Science Society of South Africa, Southern African Weed Science Society and Southern African Society for Horticultural Sciences, 2007)
    Water retention and hydration rate of Aquasoil and Stockosorb polymers, the effects of these polymers on the water, ammonium and nitrate retention of a pine bark growth medium and the response of the polymers to fer¬tilizer ...
  • Water as a resource, stress and disturbance shaping tundra vegetation 
    Kemppinen, Julia; Niittynen, Pekka; Aalto, Juha; Le Roux, Peter Christiaan; Luoto, Miska (Wiley, 2019-06)
    Water is crucial for plant productivity and survival as a fundamental resource, but water conditions can also cause physiological stress and mechanical disturbance to vegetation. However, these different influences of water ...