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Leucaena leucocephala as a quality supplement to Pennisetum clandestinum foggage: A preliminary study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.J.K. Zacharias --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa J. Clayton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South AfricaThe performance of growing beef steers grazing foggaged dryland Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu) pastures and given limited access (3 h d−1) to Leucaena leucocephala cv. Cunningham (leucaena) was compared to that of steers grazing only kikuyu foggage during autumn and early... -
Influence of temperature and daylength on the phenological development of annual Medicago species with particular reference to M. truncatula, cv. Jemalong
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.M. van Heerden --- Department of Agriculture,In a glasshouse and two growth-room trials, carried out in conjunction with 12 serial plantings in pots in the open, it was found that the phenological development of Medicago truncatula, M. tornata, M. aculeata, M. polymorpha, M. scutellata and M... -
Effect of herbicides on survival of rhizobia and nodulation of peas, groundnuts and lucerne
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. Jansen van Rensburg --- , B.W. Strijdom --- ,Thirteen herbicides were tested for toxicity against strains of Rhizobium used in South African legume inoculants for lucerne, clover, soybeans, groundnuts and lupins, respectively. Each of alachlor, bromoxynil, proprop, metolachlor, naptalam + dinoseb, and trifluralin inhibited at least two of... -
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... -
Effek van residuele plus toegediende stikstof op graanopbrengs van mielies in die Hoëveldstreek
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Bloem --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika R.O. Barnard --- Departement van Grondkunde en Plantproduksle, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie behoefte in Suid-Afrika aan stikstofbemestingsriglyne wat op 'n meer fundamentele basis berus, het aanleiding gegee dat drie veldproewe in die 1992/93 groeiseisoen begin is. Residuele NO3-N is na oes (Julie 1993) en voor plant (November 1993) op dieptes van... -
A preliminary investigation of the potential for maize - legume intercropping in the semi-arid area of Sidamo region, Ethiopia. I. Maize response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Y.B. Alemseged --- , Australia G.W. King --- , Australia L.R. Coppock --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia J.C. Tothill --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, EthiopiaAn intercropping trial involving four legumes, three maize planting densities and two legume planting times was undertaken at Dembela Wacho in the Sidamo region of Ethiopia during the 1987 growing season. The objective was to explore the potential of intercropping... -
A preliminary investigation of the potential for maize - legume intercropping in semi-arid area of Sidamo region, Ethiopia. II. Legume response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Y.B. Alemseged --- , Australia G.W. King --- , Australia L.R. Coppock --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia J.C. Tothill --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, EthiopiaAn intercropping trial of maize (Zea mays) with two dual-purpose and two forage legumes was undertaken at Dembela Wacho in the Sidamo region of Ethiopia during the 1987 growing season. The objective was to explore the potential of intercropping in... -
The response of lucerne and red clover roots to aluminium/hematoxylin: how universal is the hematoxylin test for aluminium?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.J. Bennet --- , South AfricaDespite the long association between hematoxylin and aluminium (Al) in studies of Al rhizotoxicity, it is evident that many aspects of the hematoxylin test are not fully understood. Controlled environment studies of the responses of lucerne and red clover roots... -
Pre-emergence weed control with metolachlor/flumetsulam mixtures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.J. van Biljon --- , Republic of South Africa K.J. Hugo --- , Republic of South Africa C.J. van der Merwe --- , Republic of South Africa L.J. van Wyk --- , Republic of South AfricaMetolachlor (2—chloro—6′—ethyl—N-(2—methoxy—1—methylethyl)acet—o—toluidide) / flumetsulam (2′6′—difluoro—5-methyl[1,2,4] triazolo [1,5—a] pyrimidine—2—sulfonanilide) mixtures were evaluated in 77 field experiments in maize (Zea mays L.), groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.), soya beans (Glycine max (L.) Merr and dry beans (Phaseolus spp). Many broadleaf weeds, including Tribulus... -
Spatial variability of nitrate nitrogen in soil during the growing season of maize, cowpea and soybean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Bloem --- Department of Agriculture, North West Province, Republic of South Africa R.O. Barnard --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South AfricaThe nitrogen advantage of legumes in crop rotation systems is well known, but the nitrogen advantage from legumes to associated crops in an intercropping system is unclear. The objective of this study was to determine whether plant-available nitrogen is released... -
Quality as a factor influencing the possible utilization of eight exotic legume species as mulches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. Ver Elst --- Department of Agronomy, P.J. Pieterse --- Department of Agronomy,Invasive exotic legumes need to be controlled by amongst others, mechanical control methods. Residues such as twigs and leaves of felled trees can possibly be utilized as a low cost, organic fertilizer. The quality of the organic materials influences their... -
Nitrogen fixation and biomass productivity of indigenous legumes for fertility restoration of abandoned soils in smallholder farming systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. Nezomba --- , Zimbabwe T. P Tauro --- , Zimbabwe F. Mtambanengwe --- , Zimbabwe P. Mapfumo --- , ZimbabweMost legume-based soil fertility technologies often fail to make the desired impact on nutrient-depleted soils partly due to low N2-fixation rates and poor biomass productivity. A study was conducted in the 2004/05 and 2005/06 rainfall seasons to evaluate biomass productivity... -
Dry matter yield and nutritional value of companion crops, intercropped with maize, for grazing purposes in northwestern KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: EA van Zyl CS DannhauserThe northwestern part of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa is suitable for sheep farming as well as crop production. However, there are some constraints to animal production due to the low quality of natural vegetation during winter. Alternative winter feeding... -
Establishment and early persistence of ten forage legumes under three grazing regimes in southern Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: J.P. Muir --- , MozambiqueLeucaena leucocephala, Clitoria ternatea, Macroptilium atropurpureum cv. Siratro, Cassia rotundifolia cv. Wynn, Macrotyloma axillare cv. Archer, Stylosanthes guianensis var. guianensis cv. Graham, S. guianensis var. intermedia cv. Oxley, S. hamata cv. Verano and 5. scabra cv. Fitzroy and cv. Seca... -
Centrosema pubescens (centro) and Manihot esculenta (cassava) intercropping: The effect of spacing and time of planting centro on seed yield
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P. Lusembo --- , Uganda E.N. Sabiiti --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda J.S. Mugerwa --- Department of Crop Science, UgandaStudies were carried out to determine the effect of time of inter‐planting centro (Centrosema pubescens) with cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), at various spacings, on the seed yield components of centro. Apart from the seed yield itself, time of planting centro... -
Botanical composition, yield and nutritional quality of grassland in relation to stages of harvesting and fertiliser application in the highlands of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Z Tessema --- Department of Animal Sciences, Ethiopia A Ashagre --- , Ethiopia M Solomon --- Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Centre, EthiopiaLivestock production contributes to the livelihoods of the Ethiopian people; however, the productivity of the livestock subsector in the highlands is low due to malnutrition. Therefore, this study assessed the botanical composition, dry matter (DM) yield, chemical composition and in... -
Coming to grips with 'abandoned arable' land in efforts to enhance communal grazing systems in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JK Davis A Ainslie A FincaThe communal lands of the Eastern Cape have been regarded as both tools and problems by policy-makers. In particular, communal lands are problematised as environmentally degraded, of suboptimum productivity and constraining economic development. The Eastern Cape Communal Arable Lands Research... -
Decomposition of cattle dung on grazed signalgrass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf) pastures in monoculture or intercropped with tree legumes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Hugo NB Lima --- Animal Science, Brazil Jose C Dubeux Jr --- North Florida Research and Education Center, USA Mercia VF dos Santos --- Animal Science, Brazil Alexandre CL de Mello --- Animal Science, Brazil Mario A Lira --- Animal Science, Brazil Marcio V Cunha --- Animal Science, BrazilLivestock excreta is one of the major nutrient sources in natural grasslands. Understanding how livestock diet and season affects the decomposition dynamics is critical to nutrient cycling models. We hypothesised that livestock diet and season of the year affect dung... -
The potential of replacing conventional dairy supplements with forage legume-based diets in Zimbabwe’s smallholder dairy sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Lovemore C Gwiriri --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Godfrey Manyawu --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Promise B Mashanda --- Department of Animal Science, Zimbabwe Irenie Chakoma --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Siboniso Moyo --- International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia Charles Chakoma --- Independent, Zimbabwe Hazel Sethaunyane --- Chikwaka-Kubatana Dairy Co-operative, Zimbabwe Venancio E Imbayarwo-Chikosi --- Department of Animal Science, Zimbabwe Sikhalazo Dube --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Barbara V Maasdorp --- Department of Crop Science, ZimbabweThe effect of replacing commercial supplements with isoenergetic and isonitrogenous velvet bean-, cowpeaand lablab-based supplements on milk yield, milk quality and economic returns in smallholder crossbred dairy cows was investigated in the 2013 and 2014 dry seasons. Using 3 ×... -
Forage seed production and trade as a pathway out of poverty in the smallholder sector: lessons from the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Food Security (ZimCLIFS) project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Irenie Chakoma --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Lovemore C Gwiriri --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Godfrey Manyawu --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Sikhalazo Dube --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Mercy Shumba --- Community Technology Development Organisation, Zimbabwe Aleck Gora --- Cluster Agricultural Development Services, ZimbabweThe major challenge to adoption of improved forage technologies in the smallholder farming sector is poor accessibility to seed of improved cultivars. Since 2012, the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Improved Food Security (ZimCLIFS) project set out to address such... -
Impact of seed burial depth on the emergence and growth of annual forage legumes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Francuois L Müller --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Lincoln Raitt --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Lilburne Cyster --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaThe importance of evaluating the tolerance of forages to deeper seed burial is often overlooked. Therefore, this study evaluated the effects of increased seed burial depth on the emergence, vigour and early seedling growth of annual forage legume cultivars in... -
Selenium addition affects early seedling growth of Medicago polymorpha and Trifolium subterraneum, but not seed germination: a preliminary study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Francuois L Müller --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Whitney L Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaLittle information regarding the effects of selenium addition on germination and early growth of annual leguminous forage crops exists. This study therefore evaluates the effects of selenium addition on the germination and early seedling growth of two annual forage legume... -
Degradability of amino acids in selected legume forages using the in situ nylon-bag technique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Simbarashe Katsande --- Department of Animal Science, South Africa Joseph J Baloyi --- Department of Animal Science, South Africa Florence V Nherera-Chokuda --- Agriculture Research Council–Animal Production and Animal Health, South Africa Nobbert T Ngongoni --- Faculty of Agriculture, Zimbabwe Jacob Gusha --- Department of Paraclinical Veterinary Studies, Zimbabwe Gift Matope --- Department of Paraclinical Veterinary Studies, Zimbabwe Plaxedis I Zvinorova --- Department of Paraclinical Veterinary Studies, ZimbabweThis study was conducted to determine the amino acid profiles and rumen degradability of amino acids of three cultivated forage legumes – velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and silverleaf desmodium (Desmodium uncinatum) – using the in situ nylon-bag... -
Nutritional values and chemical composition of tropical pastures as potential sources of α-tocopherol and condensed tannin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Jalise F Tontini --- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Agronomy College, Brazil Cesar HEC Poli --- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Agronomy College, Brazil Viviane S Hampel --- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Agronomy College, Brazil Alessandro P Minho --- Embrapa Southeast Livestock, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil James P Muir --- Texas AgriLife Research, USATropical pastures can be important natural sources of antioxidant compounds and may impact production and quality of animal protein with repercussions on human health. The objective of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of α-tocopherol, condensed tannin (CT) and... -
Food and beverages promoting elderly health: six food-based dietary guidelines to plan good mixed meals for elderly South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sanjoy Saha --- , USA Upasana Mukherjee --- , USA Makenzie Miller --- , USA Li-Ling Peng --- , USA Carin Napier --- , South Africa Heleen Grobbelaar --- , South Africa Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- , USAStudies have shown that the elderly are at a higher risk of developing malnutrition due to physiological and pathological changes. Several studies have confirmed that older South Africans have insufficient dietary diversity, resulting in nutritional deficiencies. Furthermore, poor and uninformed... -
Influence of phosphorus fertiliser blends on grain yield, nutrient concentration, and profitability of soyabeans in the southern Guinea Savannah of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Samuel Adjei-Nsiah --- , Ghana John K Ahiakpa --- , Ghana Kwesi Gyan --- , Ghana Fred Kanampiu --- , KenyaWe conducted on-farm trials in the southern Guinea savannah of Ghana in 2016 and 2017 to evaluate soyabean response to three fertiliser blends to guide farmers towards profitable adoption of appropriate phosphorus fertiliser blend for improved soyabean production. Old Yara... -
Genotypic variability in nutrient uptake and use efficiency in chickpea grown under low phosphorus availability in a Mediterranean climate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Hanine Loucif --- Université Djilali Bounaama de Khemis Miliana, Algeria Brahim Bousalhih --- Université Djilali Bounaama de Khemis Miliana, Algeria Rebiha Chaoui --- Université Djilali Bounaama de Khemis Miliana, Algeria Jean Jacques Drevon --- Université de Montpellier, France Mohamed Farissi --- Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco Mohamed Lazali --- Université Djilali Bounaama de Khemis Miliana, AlgeriaLow phosphorus (P) availability is a major constraint for chickpea production. Consequently, P-efficient genotypes can improve productivity under conditions where the higher application of P is not economical. This study was conducted to characterise four chickpea genotypes for nutrient uptake... -
Evaluating the effects and benefits of cover crops in citrus orchards: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sibongiseni Silwana --- ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa Azwimbavhi Reckson Mulidzi --- ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa Nebo Jovanovic --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaCover crops are used in sustainable agricultural practices to improve soil quality and minimise the effect of climate change, water restrictions and drought. The South African citrus industry produces and exports a diverse range of citrus fruits; however, knowledge of... -
5. “Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly”: a food-based dietary guideline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Venter CS [cor1] Vorster HH --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Ochse R --- Tshwane University of Technology, Swart R --- University of the Western Cape,The objective of this paper is to review recent scientific evidence to support the food-based dietary guideline (FBDG): “Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly”. In this review, legumes are synonymous with the term “pulses”, while soy beans...