Browsing by Author "Pule-Meulenberg, Flora"
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Assessing the symbiotic dependency of grain and tree legumes on N2 fixation for their N nutrition in five agro-ecological zones of Botswana
Pule-Meulenberg, Flora; Dakota, Felix D. (SpringerLink, 2009-02)To assess the symbiotic dependency of grain and shrub/tree legumes within five agro-ecological zones of Botswana, fully expanded leaves of the test species were sampled from about 26 study sites within Ngwaketse, Gaborone, ... -
An assessment of biological nitrogen fixation on legumes growing on farmers’ fields and in natural systems and authentication of associated root nodule bacteria
Bernard, Nkosilathi (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2017-05)The low inherent soil fertility, especially nitrogen (N) constrains arable agriculture in Botswana. Nitrogen is usually added to soil through inorganic fertilizer application. In this dissertation, biological N? fixation ... -
Quantitative assessment and transfers of potentially toxic metals from soils to vegetable crops in urban and peri-urban agriculture land use system in Botswana.
Obuseng, Lambani Charles (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2015-08)Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is considered an important source of food for cities and for vulnerable households. It is usually characterized by high input intensity and use of wastewater for irrigation. The ... -
Retooling Smallholder Farming Systems for Climate Change Resilience Across Botswana Arid Zones
Batisani, Nnyaladzi; Pule-Meulenberg, Flora; Batlang, Utlwang; Matteoli, Federica; Tselaesele, Nelson (Springer, 2021)Background: Scientific progress and developments in technology have improved our understanding of climate change and its potential impacts on smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The persistence of such ... -
Soil-plant-animal continuum in relation to macro and micro mineral status of Tswana sheep at Goodhope and Morale ranches in Botswana
Maule, Bakani Victor (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2014-09)This study reports the concentration of macro and micro minerals in soil, forage, water and blood of Tswana sheep at Morale and Goodhope ranches. The main aim of the study was to evaluate mineral status of soil, forage, ... -
Symbiotic functioning and bradyrhizobial biodiversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculataL. Walp.) in Africa
Pule-Meulenberg, Flora; Belane, Alphonsus K.; Krasova-Wade, Tatiana; Dakora, Felix D (SpringerLink, 2010-03-23)Cowpea is the most important food grain legume in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, no study has so far assessed rhizobial biodiversity and/or nodule functioning in relation to strain IGS types at the continent level. In this ... -
Symbiotic N nutrition, bradyrhizobial biodiversity and photosynthetic functioning of six inoculated promiscuous-nodulating soybean genotypes
Pule-Meulenberg, Flora; Gyogluu, Cynthia; Naab, Jesse; Dakora, Felix D. (Elservier, 2011)Six promiscuous soybean genotypes were assessed for their ability to nodulate with indigenous rootnodule bacteria in Ghana, with Bradyrhizobium japonicum WB74 serving as positive control. Although the results revealed free ...