Browsing Research Articles (Soil Science) by Title
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Soil moisture conservation in dryland viticulture as affected by conventional and minimum tillage practices
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 1980)The effect of conventional clean cultivation, a straw mulch, chemical weed control and a grass sward on the soil moisture regime in a dryland vineyard was investigated. The results demonstrate that both a straw mulch and ... -
Spatial soil information in South Africa : situational analysis, limitations and challenges
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2015)Soil information is vital for a range of purposes; however, soils vary greatly over short distances, making accurate soil data difficult to obtain. Soil surveys were first carried out in the 1920s, and the first national ... -
Survivorship of spekboom (Portulacaria afra) planted within the Subtropical Thicket Restoration Programme (with Corrigendum)
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)No abstract available. -
Trace element composition of two wild vegetables in response to soil-applied micronutrients
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)Wild vegetables are an important commodity in the subsistence farming sector. They are considered to be rich in micronutrients and can therefore be used to overcome inadequate nutrition. However, research on micronutrients ...
