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Evaluating the effect of crop rotations and tillage practices on soil water balances of selected soils and crop performances in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of crop rotation and soil tillage on the soil water balance and water use efficiency of wheat, canola, lupin and medics in the Swartland sub region ...
Water- en soutbalanse van geselekteerde besproeide gronde van die benede Bergrivier opvanggebied
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study was conducted between 2000 and 2002 in the lower Berg River catchment of
the semi-arid Western Cape Province to investigate the effect of irrigation
developments (wheat fields to table grapes) ...
An investigation of the soil properties controlling gully erosion in a sub-catchment in Maphutseng, Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Lesotho is a country with an international reputation for the severe degree of soil erosion in its landscape.
Despite several national soil conservation projects, soil erosion continues at an astounding ...
Soil health and quality concept in agricultural extension and soil science : an assessment of topsoil conditions in a long term vineyard soil management trail in Robertson, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT:
The natural resource condition or health has been accepted as a valuable indicator of
sustainable land use. The assessment of soil health (quality) has become a valuable tool in
determining the ...
The degradation of atrazine by soil minerals : effects of drying mineral surfaces
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The herbicide atrazine (ATZ, 2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) has been identified as an environmental endocrine disruptor and possible human carcinogen. The presence of atrazine, ...
Morphology, mineralogy and surface chemistry of manganiferous oxisols near Graskop, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the humid Graskop region of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, there is an
anomalous body of highly weathered black, manganiferous oxisols derived from dolomite.
With Mn contents as high as 17%, ...
Comparison of calcium ameliorants and coal ash in alleviating the effects of subsoil acidity on maize root development near Middelburg, Mpumalanga
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Acidic soils are a major limitation to agriculture worldwide. The Highveld in South
Africa has many acidic soils and several coal burning power stations. These coal
burning power stations generate ...
Synthesis and characterisation of sesquioxidic precipitates formed by the reaction of acid mine drainage with fly ash leachate
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Coal mining in South Africa is estimated to produce 200 Ml of acid mine drainage
(AMD) per day in the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (PWV) area alone, while
electricity production resulted in ...
Grondeienskappe en wingerdprestasie in die Bonnievale-omgewing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1973-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: no abstract available
Evaluering van grondvoorbereidingspraktyke wat in die wingerdbedryf uitgevoer word in terme van geselekteerde grondfisiese eienskappe
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study was conducted in the Western Cape Province to investigate the effect of soil
preparation on selected soil physical properties. This study was necessitated by the negative
effects that high ...