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Exploring phosphorus, mucuna (Mucuna pruriens)and nitrogen management options for sustainable maize production in a depleted kaolinitic sandy loam soil of Zimbabwe

Shoko, Munashe (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Continuous cropping without replenishing the nutrient component of soils will eventually lead to the depletion of soil nutrients. Small scale farmers in Zimbabwe often do not have the financial means to ...
Irrigation scheduling of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) grown hydroponically in coir

Van der Westhuizen, Rykie Jacoba (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of capacitance water sensors for the scheduling of irrigation for hydroponic tomato and cucumber crops grown in coir was investigated in a series of laboratory and glasshouse experiments in the ...