School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1-20 of 2010
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Effects of soil carbon and ambient carbon dioxide concentrations on hydrological processes: a modelling study.
(2020)Abstract available in PDF. -
Development and assessment of an ensemble joint probability event based approach for design flood estimation in South Africa.
(2019)It has been reported that global climate change has impacted on the frequency as well as severity of flood events. Reliable flood estimates are required for managing and designing hydraulic structures, which is essential ... -
Estimation of water use efficiency of soybean (glycine max) for biodiesel production in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Abstract available in pdf. -
Investigation of the potential use of the root-zone storage concept in hydrological modelling under South African conditions.
(2019)Hydrological models are currently an accepted method used in determining the impacts of Streamflow reduction activities (SFRA) in South Africa. However, the limited availability of soils and rooting depth data create high ... -
Are non-governmental organisations effective in increasing access to agricultural markets within rural communities? A comparative study of female smallholder farmers within the eMazabekweni, KwaNokweja, Hopewell and Carisbrooke communities, Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2019)Background: Poverty within rural areas encourages females to practice smallholder farming as a poverty alleviation strategy. Whereby female smallholder farmers provide for themselves and are able to sell their produce ... -
Mapping land degradation using remote sensing data and an unsupervised clustering algorithm in the eThekwini Metropolitan Area.
(2020)Land degradation is a major environmental problem facing South Africa and many other countries around the world. For proper management and adoption of best rehabilitation strategies, a compendious regional-scale assessment ... -
Modeling and explaining the distribution of Lantana camara in South African savanna ecosystems.
(2019)Globally, the Invasive Alien Plant (IAPs) species pose a great threat to global biodiversity, agro-ecological systems and socio-economic development. In particular, Lantana camara (L. camara) is amongst the most notorious ... -
Multi-date remote sensing assessment of invasive Lantana camara species distribution in semi-arid savanna rangelands of South Africa.
(2019)Invasive alien species pose a massive threat to biodiversity globally. A comprehensive analysis of the spatial distribution of invasive species, like Lantana camara, is essential for providing appropriate management ... -
Sediment dynamics and provenance of hydrologic and vegetation signals of the Mzimvubu Catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
(2020)Southern Africa has a high vulnerability to future climate change, therefore realiable and comprehensive information on local hydrological, vegetation and sediment processes are crucial for future ... -
The integration of biodiversity in local land-use planning: Gert Sibande District Municipality, South Africa.
(2020)Twenty-five years after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), much emphasis has been placed on the integration of biodiversity priorities and concerns into the development sectors. South Africa has made substantial ... -
Genetic diversity and combining ability analyses of provitamin A maize (zea mays L.) inbred lines for drought stress tolerance.
(2018)Abstract available in pdf. -
Using spectral and textural information to detect and map Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Mtubatuba, South Africa.
(2020)Parthenium hysterophorus L. (parthenium) is an alien invasive species that has had severe environmental and human impacts in three continents. Sustainable management and control of the invasive species requires an understanding ... -
The use of machine learning algorithms to assess the impacts of droughts on commercial forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2020)Droughts are a non-selective natural disaster in that their occurrence can be in both high and low precipitation areas. However, this study acknowledged that droughts are more recurrent and a regular feature in arid and ... -
Fertiliser value of biogas slurry for maize and dry bean production and its effect on soil quality and carbon dioxide emissions.
(2019)Abstract available in pdf. -
Characterisation of fluorescent Pseudomonas species causing foliar diseases of tomato in South Africa.
(2019)Dissertation summary available in pdf. -
The effect of moringa leaf extract (MLE) on growth and development, mineral composition and antioxidant properties of radish (raphanus sativus) and green beans (phaseolus vulgaris)
(2019)Besides enhancing food production, one of the major challenges of the agricultural sector is to provide essential minerals and nutrients to humans for the maintenance of a healthy body, not only from a caloric perspective, ... -
A relook at the epidemiology of cercospora spot on avocado in South Africa.
(2020)Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) belongs to the family Lauraceae and is one of the most economically important subtropical fruit crops in the world. The South African avocado industry contributed approximately “R1.2 billion ... -
Effect of storage temperatures on the postharvest performance and sprouting of selected potato cultivars.
(2019)Sprouting, processing and nutritional quality of potato tubers are cultivar and storage dependent. Due to the extensive choice of potato cultivars currently available in South Africa, there is a limited information on their ...