English: The objective of this research is to characterise fractured aquifers contaminated with DNAPLs in South Africa. The site characterisation approach is conducted in two case studies by integrating a range of site ...

Biohydroxylation reactions are catalyzed by various types of hydroxylating enzymes (Ayala and Torres, 2004) which include dioxygenases, lipooxygenases as well as CYP450 monooxygenases. These particular hydroxylation reactions ...

English: In recent years, concern has been expressed over rising agricultural land prices in South Africa. A major concern was that this situation would impede the successful implementation of the on-going land reform ...

English: The Florisbad Quaternary Research Station and archaeozoological site is located 45 km north-west of Bloemfontein, Free State Province, South Africa (28° 46` 05.4”S, 26° 04` 10.7”E), and is sited around a series ...

English: Drought and low N stresses are factors most frequently limiting maize production in the tropics, where the vast majority of farmers have limited access to improved techno logy. Previous studies confirmed good ...

English: This thesis was written with the aim of modelling the lactation process in dairy cows and goats by applying a hierarchical Bayesian approach. Information on cofactors that could possibly affect lactation is included ...

English: Diallel crosses were evaluated in three agro-ecologies in Colombia and parents and families selected for conventional and molecular breeding trials conducted during the study. At the same time an inter-specific ...

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Merino sheep are an important resource for South Afric an farmers, providing meat and wool and thus an important income source. Indigenous and locally developed breeds are an important asset for many reasons, but ...

English: Groundwater forms an essential part of water supply in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. However, at planning level this message seems to be skewed and misinterpreted. Although a vast number of water supply ...