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Dispersal of seeds as a constraint in revegetation of old fields in Renosterveld vegetation in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Species-rich Renosterveld vegetation does not return to old agricultural fields even
after many years (10-20) of abandonment. In most cases the fields are slowly taken
over by non-indigenous species, ...
Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba) firewood industry in Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The reliance of firewood demand on indigenous trees such as Acacia erioloba is a
continuing phenomena despite the concern that over-exploitation of these resources
will degrade the environment. This ...
Development of technology for the production of stable high moisture dried fruit
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Dried fruit is a well-known food product that has been produced for many years. The
product characteristics have remained constant throughout this time with a moisture
content of ca. 18 - 26% (mlm). ...
Cell differentiation in response to nutrient availability : the repressor of meiosis, RME1, positively regulates invasive growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Yeasts, like most organisms, have to survive in highly variable and hostile
environments. Survival therefore requires adaptation to the changing external
conditions. On the molecular level, specific ...
Red colour development and loss in pear fruit
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Downgrading of fruit due to insufficient red colour has limited the profitability of
lucrative blushed pear cultivars (Pyrus communis L.). In 'Rosemarie', poor fruit colour
has been ascribed to pre-harvest ...
The expression of Dianthin 30, a ribosome inactivating protein
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) are currently classified as rRNA N-glycosidases, but
also have polynucleotide: adenosine glycosidase activity. RIPs are believed to have anti-viral
and anti-fungal ...
Identification of molecular markers linked to woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) (Hausmann) resistance in apple
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) is an important horticultural crop worldwide and in the Western
Cape. The income generated from apple and other deciduous fruit production amounts to
approximately 25% ...
The construction of an expression vector for the transformation of the grape chloroplast genome
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The genetic information of plants is found in the nucleus, the mitochondria, and the plastids. The
DNA of plastids is comprised of multiple copies of a double-stranded, circular, prokaryoticallyderived
genome ...
Reciprocal relationships between vegetation structure and soil properties in selected biomes of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
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Retention of the harpagoside content in dried Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil's Claw) root through controlled drying and the application of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as rapid method of determination
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effect of drying conditions on the retention of harpagoside, a glucoside iridoid found in the
indigenous Southern African plant Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil's Claw), was investigated.
Additionally, ...