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  1. Heterosis and Xenia in sorghum malt quality

    Heterosis and Xenia in sorghum malt quality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa A.J. Pretorius --- , Republic of South Africa
    When sorghum hybrids replaced varieties in South Africa, the average malt quality quantified as sorghum diastatic units (SDU) declined. Additionally, malt quality of sorghum needs to be increased if sorghum is to be used as extenders or substitutes for barley...
  2. Dual parasitism of Fork-tailed Drongos by African and Jacobin Cuckoos

    Dual parasitism of Fork-tailed Drongos by African and Jacobin Cuckoos

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tom P Flower --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Benjamin J Ashton --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Elisabet Zöttl --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Ryan M Olinger --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Philip AR Hockey --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    Different species of brood parasitic birds, which lay their eggs in the nests of host foster-parents, rarely target the same host species population. We report brood parasitism of Fork-tailed Drongos Dicrurus adsimilis in the southern Kalahari Desert by both African...