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Groei en chemiese samestelling van verskillende peulgewasse onder suurgrondtoestande
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.J. Fölscher --- Departement Grondkunde en Plantvoeding, R.O. Barnard --- Departement Grondkunde en Plantvoeding,Die groei van verskillende peulplantspesies is op twee suur bogronde by 'n baie lae vlak van Ca-voorsiening, as hidroksied en sulfaat, in 'n glashuis ondersoek. Die hidroksiedbehandelings, wat met 'n mate van pH-styging gepaard gegaan het, het die beste resultate... -
Effects of liming and inorganic fertiliser application on soil properties and maize growth and yield in rural agriculture in the Mbizana area, Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: DJ Beukes --- , South Africa TC Mapumulo --- , South Africa TP Fyfield --- , South Africa GG Jezile --- , South AfricaA five-year study was conducted to assess the seasonal and medium-term effects of liming and fertilisation of an acid clay loam topsoil on soil properties and on the growth and yield of maize under dry land. Treatments consisted of a... -
Psychofortology of Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- University of the Free State, South Africa Nico Nortjé --- University of the Free State, South Africa Kerry Phillips --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Louise Stroud --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study explored the coping and subjective well-being of women undergoing infertility treatment. Participants were 61 South African women attending a fertility clinic was selected by means of non- probability purposive sampling (mean age = 34.5). Data were gathered by... -
Health and nutrition of plantation eucalypts in Asia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: B Dell G Hardy T BurgessUnderstanding site fertility constraints has lifted productivity of eucalypt plantations in East and South-east Asia through targeted application of inorganic fertilisers. Whilst most attention has been given to the supply of nitrogen and phosphorus in silvicultural prescriptions, and inoculation with... -
Obesity in women—a life cycle of medical risk
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M-T Van der Merwe --- Netcare Bariatric Centers of Excellence,Obesity can have an impact on health at each stage of a woman's life cycle. In young women, obesity has an impact on psychosocial health and, as they grow older, on their reproductive health. Obesity also imposes a number of... -
Infertility: an update for the family practitioner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TF Kruger --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit for Reproductive Biology, South Africa JP Van der Merwe --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit for Reproductive Biology, South AfricaThe incidence of infertility is approximately 15–20% (one in every five to six couples). The investigation of the infertile couple begins with a careful history, followed by a physical examination. If any abnormality is observed in the history, the couple... -
Exploring the lived experiences of infertility treatment and care by involuntarily childless women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Brendon D. Faroa --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the lived experiences of fertility treatment and care by South African women with infertility. A total of 21 women from different age and ethnic groups (age range = 26 to 41; whites = 53%, coloured = 47%)... -
Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SA Oladeji --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AD OlaOlorun --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground: Infertility is a major medical condition that affects many married couples globally and it has an immense psycho-social impact on couples, especially in Africa where a high premium is placed on child-bearing. This study therefore determined the prevalence of... -
Nesting ecology and hatching success of the hawksbill turtle (2004–2014) on Cousine Island, Seychelles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Gane --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, South Africa CT Downs --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, South Africa I Olivier --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, South Africa M Brown --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, South AfricaPopulations of the Critically Endangered hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata in the Seychelles showed significant declines in the past. They have since recovered and nesting numbers are increasing because of increased protection and management intervention. Data on their nesting ecology on... -
Features of Turner syndrome in patients managed at the adult endocrinology clinic, Steve Biko Academic Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M. Noeth --- University of Pretoria, South Africa T. Kemp --- University of Pretoria, South Africa T. Botha --- University of Pretoria, South Africa