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Object-orientation and integration for modelling water resource systems using the ACRU model.
(2018)Water is a limiting resource in South Africa, with demand in many catchments exceeding supply, necessitating transfers of water between catchments. This situation requires detailed and integrated management of the country’s ... -
Investigating the effects of irrigation water management techniques using anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) effluents for crop production.
(2018)The discharge of treated effluents from anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) into surface and ground water bodies poses a challenge to the environment and can cause pollution. The need for the optimal use of land without a yield ... -
Soil water dynamics and response of cowpea to water availability under moisture irrigation.
(2019)Increasing population, urbanization and industrialization has put pressure on the irrigation sub-sector to produce more yield using less water i.e. improving crop water productivity (WP). This can be achieved through the ... -
Evaluation of the effects of pre-drying treatments and drying methods on the drying kinetics and quality of tommy atkin mango slices.
(2017)Mango is a perishable fruit, harvested once a year during the summer season. Smallholder farmers growing mango experience relatively high post-harvest losses because they receive large volumes of produce at the same time. ... -
Improving rainfall erosivity estimates for the design of soil conservation structures in South Africa.
(2018)Soil erosion is a major problem, both in South Africa and globally. Soil erosion reduces the productivity of land and has major environmental, as well as economic, impacts. South Africa, in particular, experiences considerable ... -
Evaluation of the effects of supply chain routes and pre-storage treatments on the postharvest quality of stored 'Nemo-Netta' tomatoes.
(2016)Tomato postharvest losses are the major constraints that limit optimum competitiveness and marketability of tomatoes. This becomes a serious threat since tomatoes are highly perishable, and lose quality at any stage of the ... -
Estimating traffic induced sugarcane losses for various harvesting, loading and infield transport operations in South Africa.
(2016)Infield traffic has been understood to cause adverse field conditions for crop growth. Literature containing traffic induced yield responses for sugarcane was reviewed and synthesised to better estimate the impact of infield ... -
Evaluation and modelling of different greenhouse microclimates under South African agro-climatic conditions.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Using system dynamics to explore the poor uptake of irrigation scheduling technologies in a commercial sugarcane community in South Africa.
(2016)Abstract available in PFD file. -
Development and application of decision support systems for improved planning and operation of large dams along the White Nile.
(2015)In this study the regulation of Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Albert in East Africa are investigated with the objective of maximising hydropower production subject to system constraints for existing and future planned dams ... -
The effects of precipitation on the sugarcane supply chain of Sezela and Umzimkulu.
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Improvements to the functionality of the mycanesim® irrigation scheduling advice system for sugarcane.
(2016)MyCanesim® is a web-based crop simulation system that can be used for irrigation scheduling and yield estimation. Two shortcomings of the system identified were that 1) advised irrigation amounts could exceed seasonal water ...