Browsing by Author "Obopile, Motshwari"
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Alternative crops as a mitigation measure for elephant crop raiding in the eastern Okavango Panhandle.
Matsika, Tiroyaone A; Adjetay, Joseph A; Obopile, Motshwari; Songhurst, Anna C; Graham, McCulloch; Stronza, Amanda (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 2020-08-10)Elephant crop raiding causes food losses to subsistence farmers in the eastern Okavango Panhandle in Botswana. This study evaluated the effectiveness of using alternative crops such as groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), ... -
Development and application of modern agricultural biotechnology in Botswana: The potentials, opportunities and challenges
Batlang, Utwang; Tsurupe, Gorata; Segwagwe, Amogelang; Obopile, Motshwari (GM Crops & Food, 2014)In Botswana, approximately 40% of the population live in rural areas and derive most of their livelihood from agriculture by keeping livestock and practising arable farming. Due to the nature of their farming practises livestock ... -
Evaluation of variety alone or in combination with diatomaceous earth or pyriproxyfen (an insect growth regulator) for managing plodia Interpunctella (hubner) (lepidoptera; pyralidae) on stored groundnuts (arachis hypogaea L.)
Masukujane, Masego (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2018-09)In storage, insect pests cause considerable losses to stored groundnut (Arachis hypogaca L.) and one of the major storage pests worldwide is Plodia interpunctella (Hubner). Two experiment were conducted to evaluate the ... -
Influence of sorghum-legume intercrop on insect diversity, natural enemies and damage on sorghum by spotted stemborer (chilo partellus swinhoe) (lepidoptera:crambidae)
Karabo, Oreeditse (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2017-06)Stemborers are considered major pests of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) in Botswana. An evaluation of the effect of intercropping sorghum with legumes on insect diversity, natural enemies and damage on sorghum by ... -
Studies on Mukwa (Pterocarpus angolensis, D. C.) Dieback in Chobe Forest Reserves in Botswana.
Mmolotsi, Ronnie M.; Obopile, Motshwari; Kwerepe, Baone C; Sebolai, Boingotlo; Rampart, Melusi P.; Segwagwe, Amogelang T.; Ramolemana, Gaebewe; Maphane, Tlholego M.; Lekorwe, Lerato; Kopong, Ishmael; Kelatlhilwe, Moneedi; Tiroesele, Bamphitlhi (Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE) [Society Publisher], 2012-08-20)A study was carried out in forest reserves located in Chobe district in Botswana to assess the effect of dieback and associated causes on Mukwa tree, Pterocarpus angolensis Fire, elephant damage and dieback were assessed ...