Agriculture is the backbone and a very important sector of the South African economy. This is because it provides food and employment to a lot of people in the country especially those living in the rural areas. Smallholder ...
A survey study identified indigenous leafy vegetables (ILVs) utilized by rural communities in Limpopo Province in the three districts of Capricorn, Sekhukhune and Vhembe focusing on their availability, agronomic practices, ...
The production of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants had been crucial in various
parts of the world since tomato fruit contribute widely to human health. However, most
tomato cultivars had been shown to be highly ...
This study was conducted at the University of Limpopo’s Experimental Farm (Syferkuil), in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The objective was to determine the effect of foliar fertilizers on the dry matter production ...
Surface coal mining requires good and sound rehabilitation practices to re-establish productive land capability and land use after mine-closure. The vast majority of Mpumalanga’s coal deposits are located below high quality ...
The Land Restitution Programme was designed to assist farmers through support for infrastructure, marketing, finance and extension services. This initiative was intended to support job creation, food security and support ...
Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of replacing maize meal with a low tannin sorghum meal (Macia) on productivity, gut morphology, carcass characteristics and bone morphometrics of Ross 308 broiler ...
‘Reed’ avocado is a late season cultivar introduced to South Africa from California. The cultivar has shown good adaptation and produces quality fruit with export potential. Its pre-harvest adaptation and production aspects ...
Cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultigens do not have resistant genotypes
to root-knot (Meloidogyne species) nematodes. Currently, efforts are underway to
introgress nematode resistance in potato breeding ...
The notion of ubiquitous computing, Internet of things (IoT), big data, cloud computing and other emerging technologies has brougt forward the innovative paradigms and incredible developments in wireless communication ...