Inaccurate crop coefficients are major contributing sources of uncertainty that lead to
inefficient use of limited available water resources. Understanding the need to improve …

Woody vegetation cover in South Africa has increased over the past 100-150 years owing to
the establishment of commercial forestry plantations, the spread of alien invasive plants …

The aim of this study was to understand how communities of adult and juvenile (seedlings
and saplings) woody plants were impacted by fire and the 2014–2016 El Niño drought in …

Strychnos spinosa Lam. of the Loganiaceae family is associated with versatility, poverty
eradication, and rural economic development. However, the morphological diversity of S …

Urban foraging for wild plant and animal products is increasingly recognised for its multiple
benefits for people and nature stewardship. Planning for foraging in urban greenspace is …

All commercial apple fruit (Malus Domestica (Borkh) exported from semi-arid regions are
grown under irrigation with drip and micro sprinkler systems being the most widely used …

Tree species providing non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have the potential to enhance
the socio-economic value of forestry plantation systems and mitigate biodiversity loss …

Conventional crop production is expected to decline in the future in sub-Saharan Africa due
to the rising costs of inputs, soil degradation, and increasing water scarcity related to climate …

Gonimbrasia belina, known as the mopane worm, is a large edible caterpillar in tropical and
subtropical regions. However, little is known about the bioecology of this species as …

Chickens are a host to a variety of pathogens of zoonotic importance and this depends more
on the husbandry system practiced. Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp which are more …