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The importance of soft skills in academic performance and career choices of senior secondary school students in Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2013-11)
In today's society where soft skills are imperative for job success the use of performance data
provided by standardised tests to sort students to various careers is a major concern. The study
examined the relationship ...
Protein nutrition of livestock grazing high quality pasture
(Lincoln University, 2010)
This thesis describes a series of four experiments designed to evaluate the role of the supply of protein in livestock grazing high quality pasture during mating and during pregnancy. The first two studies investigated the ...
Effects of a computer aided instructional method on pupils' performance in agriculture: A Quasi experimental study
(2014-08)
The purpose of this study was to experimentally test the effectiveness of computer aided instructional methods (CAI) facilitated through the use of CD-ROM in teaching Agriculture subject contents to Kgafela Primary School ...
Enhancing the quality of performance assessment in Agriculture in Botswana schools
(University of Pretoria, 2011-03-31)
The quality of education in Botswana is not yet up to standard as there has been emphasis on attainment of Universal Basic Education. Quality in education encompasses a number of factors such as the development of the ...
Pastoralists, Free-Ranging Livestock and Wildlife Interactions: Adaptation to Land Use Change and Grazing Resources Variability in Kalahari North, Botswana
(The University of Leeds, 2019-04)
Conservation of African wildlife is dependent on conservation areas (CAs) and adjacent pastoral areas. Even though the number of African CAs are increasing, the wildlife population in these CAs are in general decline because ...
Evaluation of bacillus thuringiensis (var. kurstaki), spinosad and cypermethrin for the control of diamondback moth (plutella xylostella l.) on cabbage.
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2011-07)
An experiment was conducted al the Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA), Gaborone, Botswana (24° 55’S, 25" 95’E) at an altitude of 998m above sea level to evaluate the effectiveness of Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt), ...
Effects of irrigation water type and nitrogen on growth, yield and nutrient partitioning of tomato. (Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karstern
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2014-09)
A field experiment was conducted at the Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) to
evaluate the effects of irrigation water type and nitrogen on growth, yield and nutrient
partitioning of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum ...
A comparative study of growth performance and sensory evaluation of Tswana and Orpington chickens reared up to 18 weeks of age under intensive system
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2017-06)
Two studies were carried out to compare growth performance, carcass characteristics and sensory evaluation of local Tswana chickens and Orpingtons. In the first study, a total of 120 day-old chicks (60 Tswana and 60 ...
Effects of watering frequency and soil types on growth and yield of kgengwe (Citrullus lanatus var. Citroides)
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2019-04)
There is now a growing realization by government and other role players in Botswana of the
importance of indigenous plants as alternative food crops to enhance food security and
biodiversity. Experimental research was ...
Identification of anaplasma marginale proteins up-regulated during infection of the tick vector
(Washington State University, 2010-08)
The transition between infection of the mammalian host and colonization of an arthropod vector is required for ongoing transmission of a broad array of pathogens, from viruses to protozoa. Understanding how this transition ...