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The effect of urbanization and agriculture on predacious arthropod diversity in the Highveld grasslands
(2015)
Biodiversity provides vital ecosystem services and more diverse ecosystems are known to be more stable and resilient in the face of disturbance. Predacious arthropods provide a valuable ecosystem service to control pest ...
Phenotypic and biochemical characterisation of the causal agent of bacterial leaf streak of maize
(North-West University, 2015)
Maize is the staple food for a majority of people in Southern Africa, but plant diseases are responsible for at least 10% of crop production losses. Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of maize was first reported in South Africa ...
Molecular characterisation of the causal agent of bacterial leaf streak of maize
(North-West University, 2015)
All members of the genus Xanthomonas are considered to be plant pathogenic, with specific pathovars infecting several high value agricultural crops. One of these pathovars, X. campestris pv. zeae (as this is only a proposed ...
The impact of different industrial related abiotic stresses on maize photosynthesis
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
During the past few decades, a sharp rise in industrial activity in the mineral rich Highveld region of
South Africa has been seen. Together with this increase in industrial activity, an accompanying
increase in urbanization ...
Evaluation of fungal and mycotoxin contamination of maize consumed in the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)
The North West province of South Africa ranks the second major maize producing region in the
country after the Free State, South Africa. In the North West province, as is the case in much of
the world, fungal and subsequent ...