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The effect of seeding rate and weed control on the establishment of Rhodes grass in the Eastern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: R. A. Ingpen --- , C. J. G. LeRoux --- , T. Daines --- , E. Oosthuysen --- ,The effect of four seeding rates (3; 6; 12 and 24 kg/ha), four methods of weed control (nil, mowing, 4 l/ha of 2,4‐D amine and hand weeding) and two times of cutting (late boot stage and end of season) on... -
The value of subtropical grass pastures for use as foggage on the eastern Transvaal Highveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- , Republic of South Africa C.C. de Witt --- , Republic of South AfricaThe utilization of frosted herbage of Pennisetwn clandestinwn, Paspalum notation, Digitaria eriantha, Cynodon sp. and Chloris gayana by Merino wethers during the winter confirmed the potential of this practice as an alternative winter feeding strategy under Highveld conditions. P. clandestinwn... -
The Gift of Growing Up in a Same-Gendered Family: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carien Lubbe --- University of Pretoria,This article portrays the personal strengths of children growing up in same-gendered families from a positive psychological framework. One of the major challenges all children growing up in same-gendered families are faced with is the integration of their family experience... -
Marriage and Counselling in African Communities: Challenges and Counselling Approaches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tholene Sodi --- University of the Limpopo, Mary O. Esere --- University of Ilorin, Nigeria Emmy M. Gichinga --- GEM Counseling Services, Kenya Patience Hove --- Zimbabwe Women's Faith Ministries, ZimbabweThe article explores a variety of marital counselling approaches relevant to African settings: indigenous, Western, Christian and Islamic. These approaches to marital counselling are influenced in their use by various social movements, including globalisation, women empowerment, sexual orientation and living... -
Qualitative evaluation of four subtropical grasses as standing hay: diet selection, rumen fermentation and partial digestibility by sheep
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: WA van Niekerk --- Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, South Africa Abubeker Hassen --- Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, South AfricaThe nutritive value of four subtropical grasses (Panicum maximum, Anthephora pubescens, Digitaria eriantha and Chloris gayana) standing hay were compared in terms of qualitative intake and partial digestibility by sheep. The species differed significantly in terms of diet quality selected... -
On reading about Lola Fine’s night on the town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Graeme Reid --- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Programme, USAThis is a commentary on Lindy-Lee Prince’s photographic essay about gender and drag featuring Cape Town performance artist Lola Fine. -
Rotifers in the Niger River, Niger: diversity and abundance in relation to environmental parameters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Souley Adamou --- , France B Alhou --- , Niger M Tackx --- , France F Azémar --- , FranceA first study of the rotifers of the Niger River in Niger is reported here. Two surveys took place under contrasting hydrological conditions: low-water level (16 April to 8 May 2018) and high-water level (1 to 15 February 2019). Zooplankton...