Browsing by Subject "Conservation agriculture"
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Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest
(Elsevier, 2019)Fall armyworm (FAW), a voracious agricultural pest native to North and South America, was first detected on the African continent in 2016 and has subsequently spread throughout the continent and across Asia. It has been ... -
Building resilience to climate risk in the agricultural sector through adaptation education using a climate-smart approach : the case of the Mooifontein region, North-West province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Climate change has been identified as a high profile, environmental concern that threatens to cause extensive loss and hardship. There are two distinct responses to climate change, namely mitigation and adaptation. Much ... -
Epigeal arthropod diversity in conservation agriculture and the ecosystem services it provides
(North-West University, 2018)Conventional agricultural practices, for example, deep ploughing and continuous tillage loosens the soil, disrupts soil structure and leaves the soil surface relatively bare without plant residues to protect it. Soil erosion ... -
Nematode communities : bio-indicators of soil quality in conventional and conservation agricultural cropping systems
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The primary aim of practising conservation agriculture (CA) is to optimise crop production. This is done by using practices and principles that promote soil quality by increasing population levels and/or diversity of ...