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    • Alteration of the soil mantle by strip mining in the Namaqualand Strandveld 

      Prinsloo, H. P. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the occurrence of specific soil properties that may be important for vegetation functioning and the possible effect of the loss of or changes in these properties ...

    • Application of spatial resource data to assist in farmland valuation 

      Naude, Stephanus David (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In South Africa more than 80 percent of the total land area is used for agriculture and subsistence livelihoods. A land transaction is generally not a recurring action for most buyers and sellers, their ...

    • Chemical characterisation of the soils of East Central Namibia 

      Coetzee, Marina Elda (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A number of chemical and physical features of Namibian soils in a 22 790 km2, two degree-square block between 17 – 19 oE and 22 – 23 oS in eastern central Namibia, had been investigated, and the ...

    • Decontamination of soils by activation with acids and bases 

      Hardie, Ailsa Ghillaine (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: New, more receptive surfaces can be generated in soils by a partial dissolution of existing, crystalline solids followed by re-precipitation as poorly crystalline colloids with a larger capacity to ...

    • An investigation into the influence of soil pattern on preferential flow and groundwater recharge in fractured bedrock and cover sand aquifers 

      Stander, McLachlan Du Toit (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Increased pressure on groundwater sources due to increased population size and threats of climate change is driving research to better understand the process of aquifer recharge. Soil pattern is of interest ...

    • An investigation of the soil properties controlling gully erosion in a sub-catchment in Maphutseng, Lesotho 

      Van Zijl, George Munnik (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 ...

    • Investigations of nutrient stress in some forestry areas of South Africa 

      Buchler, K. (Konrad) (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the greatest .limitations to the productivity of a plantation forest is poor nutrient status of the soil. Empirical application of corrective treatments are marginally successful in some cases, ...

    • Root development of P. patula 

      Terblanche, A. L.( Andries Louis) (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pinus patula is one of the most important softwood species planted in South Africa for fibre and timber production and also the main species to be planted in the North Eastern Cape managed by Mondi ...

    • Soil fertility constraints to small-scale agriculture in North-west Zambia 

      Symons, Julia (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)
      The soils of north-west Zambia are largely unexplored and are regarded by local residents as problematic in providing sufficient nutrients for the staple crop of maize in the area. The area is semi-tropical, with an average ...

    • Soil Formation on the Namaqualand Coastal Plain 

      Francis, Michele Louise (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)
      The (semi-)arid Namaqualand region on the west coast of South Africa is wellknown for its spring flower displays. Due to the aridity of the region, soils research has lagged behind that of the more agriculturally productive ...