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Bioremediation of heavy metals polluted soil of active gold mines using bacteria biopolymers
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Mining activities have increased environmental pollution which has consequently resulted in the release of large quantities of heavy metals into the environmental media. These metal species tend to accumulate in the ...
Enhancement of soybean tolerance to drought using Rhizobium species and mycorrhizal fungi
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Food security is seriously under threat in many developing tropical countries as agriculture is becoming unsustainable due to drought stress. There is therefore an urgent need for a sustainable means to accomplish food ...
Molecular, functional and structural diversity of bacteria in South African Forest soils
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Forest soils store substantial quantities of carbon and mediate vital stages of the global carbon cycle. Their capability to act as carbon sinks makes them important terrestrial biomes. Soil microbes, specifically bacteria ...
Identification of Pseudomonas mechanisms contributing to maize (Zea mays L.) protection against Fusarium graminearum
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Contamination of maize (Zea mays L.) with fumonisins in the field occurs when conditions favourable to the growth of Fusarium spp. such as high water activity by the time the plant reach near physiological maturity. The ...
Genetic diversity and nitrogen fixation in underutilized tropical legumes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Legumes in some cases are underutilized and form only a relatively small proportion of human diets. In general they fix atmospheric nitrogen which may provide an economic advantage for smallholder farmers. By appropriate ...