Nemafric-BL and Nemarioc-AL phytonematicides, which are being researched
and developed to serve as alternatives to methyl bromide, have not been tested
against plant growth and accumulation of essential nutrient elements ...
Boloko, Mahlodi Solomon(University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2004)
Identification of annual grass/legume intercropping or mixtures with superior nutrient traits and Dry matter (DM) production is critical to increasing productivity of the crop and animal production among small-scale farmers ...
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the third most important cereal crop after wheat and rice in the
world. Maize/legume intercropping system has become one of the solutions for food
security among small scale maize producers due to ...
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 ...
Maribeng, Lebea(University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2007)
The influence of parent material on physical and chemical properties of soil was
studied on granite and schist derived soils on the Syferkuil Experimental Farm,
situated in the Mankweng area of the Limpopo Province of ...
Plant-parasitic nematodes inflict economic damages on vegetable and field crops due to a lack of suitable crop protection chemicals and integrated crop management practices. Toxic synthetic chemical nematicides were withdrawn ...
Runner beans are extremely sensitive to root-knot (Meloidogyne species)
nematodes. Phytonematicides had been consistently used in managing population
densities of Meloidogyne species in various crops, with the application ...
Although potato seed priming in water is not allowed for quality-related reasons in tubers of the produced crop, it was viewed as necessary to use the technique as a carrier of active ingredients of phytonematicides, with ...
The study was carried out to determine influence of socio-economic factors on sheep mortality and sales constraints faced by small-scale sheep farmers of Nkangala District in Mpumalanga province. A field survey was carried ...
Artemisia annua L. from the family Asteraceae is an annual medicinal plant and has been used to make herbal remedies in Asia for thousands of years. Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone, isolated from aerial parts of ...
Ntini, ,V. P.(University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2013)
Diabetes mellitus is one of the fast growing chronic metabolic disorders throughout the world. It has become a life threatening disease and health burden. So far it can only be managed with commercial therapeutic agents, ...
Using “gravimetric analysis, potentiodynamic polarisation (PDP), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), an investigation into the corrosion prevention properties of the metals aluminium (Al), mild steel (MS), ...
The rising amount of fraud in claims has been of great concern to the insurance companies. In this research work, we developed two machine learning models namely, Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and Random Forest for ...
The Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is a data collection system
that can track crucial events such as births, deaths, and migrations in well-defined geographic
areas, particularly in low- and middle-income ...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production had been ranked as the most important commodity in terms of job and wealth creation within the auspices of the National Development Plan (NDP) framework in Limpopo Province. ...
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 ...
This study explored the affordances and hindrances of grade 11 Life Sciences learners‟ understanding of fermentation when learning through the integration of indigenous knowledge. Situated Learning theory (SLT) was used ...
Breast cancer is the leading cause of female deaths in the world. Varying types of therapy options are available, yet these conventional treatments for the malignancy are known to have numerous side effects. Similar to ...
Two studies (field and tunnel house experiments) were conducted during the 2012/2013 growing season to assess the effect of a commercial seaweed extract (Technikelp) and Bradyrhizobia inoculation on growth, nodulation, ...
Cleome gynandra is increasingly becoming an important strategy for achieving food and nutrition security among rural households in many developing countries. Root-knot (Meloidogyne species) nematodes, with limited nematode ...