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Abundance and diversity of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius l.) insects in Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2022-10)
Water scarcity has become a major challenge for Botswana farmers to increase their production despite various development initiatives introduced by the government. Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius l.) is a drought tolerant ...
Morula kernel cake as a dietary component in complete diets for Tswana sheep
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2022-06)
Lack of locally produced high quality feed ingredients for livestock, especially to supply protein is an impediment to increased productivity in Botswana. Driven by the need to fill this gap, a series of experiments were ...
Production characteristics, management practices and on-farm phenotypic characterisation of indigenous Tswana sheep in four districts of southern Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2021-08)
In the framework of collecting information that will aid in development of breeding and conservation strategies and policies intended for the conservation of indigenous Tswana sheep in the Southern part of Botswana, a ...
Utilization of crop residues and Agro – industrial by products by Tswana sheep fed varying energy sources and minerals
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2021-09)
Two experiments were conducted at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Sebele. In Experiment 1, twenty-five Tswana sheep were used in 3 x 2 factorial
arrangements in a Complete Randomized Design to ...
Integrating GIS and remote sensing in estimation of soil loss using the SLEMSA and RUSLE models: A case study of Taung Watershed, Ramotswa Agricultural District
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2021-07)
This study was conducted in the Taung watershed of the Ramotswa Agricultural District in the south eastern part of Botswana. The main objective of this study was to assess the soil erosion risk using Revised Universal Soil ...
Effects of land cover land use change on soil organic carbon stocks in Greater Gaborone, Botswana.
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2022-12-17)
Changes in Land cover land use (LCLU) have long been considered to be among the many factors responsible for the physical and chemical degradation of the soil. Soils are potentially a viable sink for atmospheric carbon and ...
Assessment of genetic diversity of mungbean genotypes in Botswana using agro-morphological traits and molecular markers.
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2022-02)
Mungbean (Vigna radiata L, Wilczek), is one of the leguminous crops that plays an important role in improving national food security and sustaining livelihoods of small-scale farmers in the developing world. Despite its ...
Comparative growth performance and semen characteristics of indigenous naked neck tswana and black australorp x naked neck tswana chickens under an intensive management system in Botswana.
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2020-10)
This study investigated growth performance and semen characteristics of naked neck Tswana and black Australorp X naked neck Tswana chickens. The birds were raised under intensive management system from day old to 20 weeks ...
Effects of lucerne (medicago sativa) hay stems as a protein source in sorghum stover basal diet on the performance of Tswana lambs
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2021-07)
The current study was designed to assess the performance, development of the reproductive and carcass parameters of Tswana lambs fed lucerne hay stems as a protein source in sorghum stover basal diet. This was achieved ...