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Molecular and phenotypic characterization of heterorhabditis indica (Nematoda: Rhabditida) nematodes isolated during a survey of agricultural soils in Western Uttar Pradesh, India

Bhat, Aashaq Hussain; Chaubey, Ashok Kumar; Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Machado, Ricardo A. R. (Springer, 2021)

Introduction Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are important biocontrol agents of insect pests. To increase the availability of locally adapted entomopathogenic nematode isolates for biocontrol programs, a survey of several ...
Heavy metal and metalloid contamination in the sediments of the Spekboom River, South Africa

Addo-Bediako, Abraham; Nukeri, Sophy; Kekana, Millicent (Springer Nature, 2021)

The impact of anthropogenic activities such as mining, agriculture and urbanization is causing heavy metal contamination in many freshwater ecosystems. The concentrations of eight elements (As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and ...
Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the Ga- Selati River of the Olifants River System, South Africa

Addo-Bediako, Abraham; Rasifudi, Lwendo (Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)

The Ga-Selati River is subjected to different forms of pollution from mining, industrial and agricultural activities, and human settlements. The objectives of the study were to assess heavy metal pollution and to determine ...
Spatial distribution patterns of benthic macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in two rivers of the olifants river system, South Africa

Addo-Bediako, Abraham (Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)

Benthic macroinvertebrates play a vital role in ecosystem functioning, such as nutrient cycling, primary production, decomposition and material translocation. A study was done to determine the functional feeding groups ...
Morphological variation and molecular study of the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus thornei

Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Divsalar, Nafiseh; Hoseinipour, Akbar; Fourie, Hendrika; Moqaddam, Esmat Mahdikhani (Russian Journal of Nematology, 2018)

During a survey of plant-parasitic nematodes in the northern part of Iran, six populations of Pratylenchus thornei were studied by means of morphological and molecular characterisation. The results showed that body length ...
Sensitivity of Meloidogyne incognita second-stage juvenile hatch, motility and viability to pure cucurbitacins and cucurbitacin-containing phytonematicides

Dube, Z. P; Mashela, P. W; De Waele, D (South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 2019)

Previous claims suggested that pure active ingredients from botanicals were less effective in pest management than their fermented crude-extracts. The objective of this study was to compare the toxicity of pure (98%) ...
Exotic plants used therapeutically by Bapedi traditional healers for respiratory infections and related symptoms in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Semenya, S. S.; Maroyi, Alfred (Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 2018)

The present study examines the use of exotic plants by Bapedi healers (THs) as medicine for respiratory infections (RIs) and related symptoms.A sample....
Suitability of treated wastewater with respect to pH, electrical conductivity, selected cations and sodium adsorption ratio for irrigation in a semi-arid region

Mashela, Phatu W; Manyevere, Alen; Kgopa, Pholosho M (Water South Africa, 2018)

Increasing incidents of drought spells in most Sub-Saharan African countries call for exploration of innovative alternative sources of water for irrigation. A study was conducted to investigate the cation concentrations ...
Ethnobotanical survey of plants used by Bapedi traditional tuberculosis and its opportunistic infections in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Semenya, S. S; Maroyi, A (South African Journal of Botany, 2019)

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Bapedi phytomedicine employ a range of plant species to treat diabetes mellitus (DM). Existing literature partially support the use of certain species for this purpose. AIM OF THE STUDY: ...
Mapping of maize growing period over the Free State Province of South Africa : heat units approach

Moeletsi, Mokhele Edmond (Advances in Meteorology, 207)

Temperature is one of the important environmental parameters that determines the development of a crop from one stage to another. It is integral in the calculation of heat units. In this study, the thermal index concept ...

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