Articles by Author: J Martin Steyn
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Growth and yield responses of commercial sugarcane cultivars to mulching in the coastal rainfed region of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and SoilThe perceived negative cultivar responses to mulching has limited the adoption of this practice in the South African sugarcane industry. This study was aimed at evaluating cane yield and quality responses and population dynamics of popular cultivars to mulching in... -
Plant anatomy as a tool for evaluating the effect of different levels of nitrogen, plant population density, row spacing and irrigation on kenaf (<em>Hibiscus cannabinus</em>) fibre development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and SoilKenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) provides high-quality fibre that is used in papermaking, building materials and absorbents. The study aims were to conduct a proper anatomical study of fibre development in kenaf stems, and to investigate if the number of fibre wedges,... -
Preface to the SSSSA Golden Jubilee reviews of South African Soil Science
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A national range inventory for the Kingdom of Lesotho ‘n nasionale opname van die weivelde van die koningkryk van Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern AfricaWith the need for an understanding of the nation's rangelands, the Division of Range Management of the Kingdom of Lesotho has undertaken a national range inventory. This resource study has utilized as aids in this task, the up‐to‐date techniques of... -
An assessment of cassava African mosaic disease in South Africa and Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and SoilA preliminary assessment of the distribution of African mosaic disease (AMD) in cassava in Natal, Transvaal and Swaziland suggests that at present the threat to commercial plantings in Natal has been contained through (i) commercial establishment of cassava in an... -
Die invloed van verskillende waterregimes op Up-to-date aartappels I. Vegetatiewe ontwikkeling, fotosintesetempo en stomatadiffusieweerstand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and SoilDrie grondwaterregimes (20, 50 en 70% onttrekking van plantbeskikbare water) is gedurende herfsaanplan- tings in 1987 en 1988 op Up-to-date aartappels toegepas om die invloed daarvan op groei en ontwikkeling te ondersoek. Twee fisiologiese parameters van plantwaterstremming, naamlik, fotosintesetempo en...
