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Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum) as a vegetable crop in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum) is a new vegetable crop to South Africa. It is a typical Belgian product and English literature on production of this crop is scarce. The first aim ... -
Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var.foliosum) - evaluation of new forcing techniques
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is one of the worlds leading producers of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.). Most of the chicory produced is used locally for the production of instant coffee. Witloof chicory, or Belgian ... -
Woody encroachment as a social-ecological regime shift
(MDPI, 2018-06-28)African savannas are increasingly affected by woody encroachment, an increase in the density of woody plants. Woody encroachment often occurs unexpectedly, is difficult to reverse, and has significant economic, cultural ... -
Woody vegetation change and elephant water point use in Majete Wildlife Reserve : implications for water management strategies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The confinement of many elephant (Loxodonta africana) populations in southern Africa to fenced reserves has made the management of such reserves difficult as elephants are a keystone species. Elephants ... -
Xanthones and benzophenones from Cyclopia genistoides (honeybush) : chemical characterisation and assessment of thermal stability
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Numerous health-promoting benefits may be derived from the consumption of honeybush tea, a herbal infusion prepared from the leaves and fine stems of the endemic Cape fynbos genus, Cyclopia. These ... -
Xiphinema index and its relationship to grapevines : a review
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2012)The dagger nematode, Xiphinema index, is considered a major pest in grape growing countries. Xiphinema index is especially important because of its ability to transmit Grapevine fanleaf virus when feeding on grapevine ... -
Yeast and its importance to wine aroma
(South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 2000)The most mysterious aspect of wine is the endless variety of flavours that stem from a complex, completely non-linear system of interactions among many hundreds of compounds. In its widest sense, wine flavour refers to the ... -
Yeast biodiversity in vineyards and wineries and its importance to the South African wine industry : a review
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 1999)The art of winemaking is as old as human civilization and the use of yeast in this complex ecological and biochemical process dates back to ancient times. Traditionally, yeasts associated with grape berries were simply ... -
Yeast stress response and fermentation efficiency : how to survive the making of wine
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2000)Fermentation predictability and wine quality are directly dependent on wine yeast attributes that assist in the rapid establishment of numerical dominance in the early phase of wine fermentation, and that determine the ... -
Yield and fruit quality of citrus species relative to foliar sprays of macronutrients
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Yield and fruit quality of Citrus species relative to foliar sprays of macronutrients Marginal fruit colour and poor internal quality have been primary problems in the production of early-maturing ... -
Yield and meat quality attributes of wild fallow deer (Dama Dama) in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fallow deer (Dama dama), although not native to South Africa, are abundant in the country and could contribute to domestic food security and economic stability. Nonetheless, this wild ungulate remains ... -
Yield and quality response of hydroponically grown tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) to nitrogen source and growth medium
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pine sawdust-shavings (Pinus spp.) is at present a very popular soilless substrate in South African greenhouses. Growers use fresh pine sawdust-shavings as a substrate, which is biologically highly ... -
Yield and quality response of spring wheat cultivars to post anthesis high temperature
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Knowledge of the growth, yield and quality response of spring wheat cultivars to high temperatures is important to minimise variation that often exists in yield and breadbaking quality of wheat produced ... -
Young grapevine response and root colonisation following inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2004)The host plant response following inoculation with commercially available arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi was determined in young grapevines under field conditions which would prevail on a typical farm. Measurements ... -
δ13C as indicator of soil water availability and drought stress in Pinus radiata stands in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the use of carbon isotopes as a potential measure for water availability and drought stress in Pinus radiata in the Western and Southern Cape, South Africa. An understanding of ...
