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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 ...
Nutritional composition, bioactive components and antioxidant activity of Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera leaves grown in Gaborone, Botswana
(BioMed Central, 2023)
Moringa is a multipurpose tree and an important vegetable crop elsewhere. However, it is recently introduced to
Botswana and grown in the backyards of households as a shade. Its uses are generally unknown to the community,
and ...
Effect of carrot juice and stabilizer on the physicochemical and microbiological properties of yoghurt
(Elsevier, 2016)
Yoghurt fortification with fruits and vegetables has high potential to improve the nutrients and health promoting effects of the yoghurt. The effects of carrot juice (0, 10, 15 and 20%) and gelatin stabilizer (0.5,0.6 and ...
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 ...
Cooling laying hens by intermittent partial surface sprinkling
(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2000)
This study investigated the efficacy of intermittent partial surface sprinkling to cool caged layers at 20, 38, and 56 weeks of age. Ten birds were used per age group with two birds per paired trial (Experiment, Expt, and ...
African Yam Bean: An Under-Utilized Legume with Potential as a Tuber and Pulse Crop
(Taylor & Francis, 2007)
AfricanYamBean (Sphenostylisstenocarpa)isalegume that provides nutritionally rich seeds, tubers and leaves for human consumption. Production relies upon the cultivation of landraces and, to some extent, the collection of ...
Assessment of heavy metal pollution in soils along major roadside areas in Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2011-03)
Assessment of heavy metal pollutants: Al, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ni and Zn was conducted along major roadside soils of Botswana, lying between latitudes 18°S to 27°S and longitudes 20°E to 29°E using enrichment factor ratios ...
Wildlife-livestock interface, veterinary cordon fence damage, lack of protection zones, livestock theft and owner apathy: Complex socio-ecological dynamics in Foot and Mouth disease control in southern Africa
(Springer Open, 2016-10-26)
Current efforts to control and possibly eradicate the highly contagious and economically important Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana are hampered by numerous inextricably linked constraints. These constraints were ...
An assessment of socio-economic potential for Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) in semi-arid Bobirwa Sub-district of Eastern Botswana
(African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), 2015-10-02)
This study assessed the socio-economic potential of the Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) techniques for crop production in the semi-arid area of Bobirwa Sub-district, Botswana. The main methods used to collect the data were the ...
High Aluminium Concentration and Soil Acid Saturation Reduce Germination, Emergence and Seedling Establishment of Groundnut.
(African Journals Online, 2020-02-22)
Studies on crop responses to soil acidity have largely neglected the germination and seedling establishment stages. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of soil acidity, including aluminium per se and ...