This research study focuses on environmental mining impact of soils around the
abandoned Kgwakgwe Mn mine in Botswana. The thesis contains five chapters:
introduction, methods and analytical techniques, results, ...
Host-status of wild cucumber (Cucumis myriocarpus) to the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne
incognita) was evaluated under microplot conditions. The 30-cm plastic diameter pots were
placed into holes leaving 10-cm above ...
A large number of emerging farmers in South Africa is involved in subsistence agriculture as a result of poor resource endowment or due to other constraints. Relatively few agricultural products from emerging farmers reach ...
The mineral nutrition of indigenous crop species is not well documented like other known crop species, thus making it difficult for one to know how to plant and maintain the crops. Mmupudu (Mimusops zeyheri), which, happens ...
Striga control through agronomic practices is the key to maize production predominantly in small holder farmers who cannot afford chemical weed control. Striga has affected maize yield in many areas in Limpopo Province, ...
Twenty three phytase producing yeasts were isolated from soil in the Limpopo Province.
The Limpopo Province has been found to be an ideal source of yeast able to function at
high temperatures. The focus of this study was ...
Computer simulation studies of a few representative Platinum-Group-
Minerals (PGM), which are of industrial importance to the mining industry
in South Africa were carried out. The electronic, structural and optical ...
Experiments were conducted to select suitable solvents for extracting nematicidal and
bacterial chemical compounds from ground fruits of wild cucumber (Cucumis
myriocarpus). Solvents and mixtures tested include 80% hexane: ...
The category Loc of locales and continuous maps is dual to the category
Frm of frames and frame homomorphisms. Regular subobjects of a locale A
are elements of the form
Aj = fj : A ! A j j(a) = ag:
The subobjects of ...