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Growth chamber and field evaluation of physiological factors of two watermelon genotypes.
(Elsevier B.V, 2021-05-28)
Drought is a major threat to food security worldwide, and drought-tolerant plants are a convenient model to study the mechanisms underlying drought tolerance. Some of the studies on drought tolerance mechanisms have been ...
Allelopathic activity of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) on growth and nodulation of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.)
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2007)
Laboratory and greenhouse experiments were conducted to determine the allelopathic activity of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) on seed germination, seedling growth, flowering and nodulation of bambara groundnut (Vigna ...
Drought stress tolerance mechanisms and their potential common indicators to salinity, insights from the wild watermelon (Citrullus lanatus): A review
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-06)
Climate change has escalated the effect of drought on crop production as it has negatively altered the environmental condition. Wild watermelon grows abundantly in the Kgalagadi desert even though the environment is ...
Retooling Smallholder Farming Systems for Climate Change Resilience Across Botswana Arid Zones
(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 ...
Effect of Benzyladenine Plus Gibberellins and Gibberellic Acid on Yield and Yield Components of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv. ‘tempo’)
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2006)
Two greenhouse trials were carried out to evaluate the effect of benzyladenine plus gibberellins (GA4+7) and gibberellic acid (GA3) on yield and yield components of cucumber. Gibberellic acid significantly increased leaf ...