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Relating sorghum yield to growing seasonal weather conditions for Chobe and Barolong agricultural district, Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2013-06)
Growing season rainfall is the most important factor in rain-fed arable agriculture in semi-arid
climates. Knowledge of rainfall distribution is needed to make farmers aware of possible crop
yield obtainable during and ...
Morula kernel cake as a dietary component in complete diets for Tswana sheep
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2022-06)
Lack of locally produced high quality feed ingredients for livestock, especially to supply protein is an impediment to increased productivity in Botswana. Driven by the need to fill this gap, a series of experiments were ...
Effects of land cover land use change on soil organic carbon stocks in Greater Gaborone, Botswana.
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2022-12-17)
Changes in Land cover land use (LCLU) have long been considered to be among the many factors responsible for the physical and chemical degradation of the soil. Soils are potentially a viable sink for atmospheric carbon and ...
Effect of soil water deficit on water use efficiency of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2016-09)
There is a global concern over the capacity to feed a rapidly growing world population against a background of climate change which challenges productivity of major crops such as cowpea and their ability to ensure food ...
Effects of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) genotypes on growth, development, yield and yield components, and oil content and yield
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2018-09)
Safflower (CarthamustinctoriusL.) is a multipurpose oil seed crop that is drought, heat, cold and saline tolerant, but minor and neglected despite its many uses. However, recently there is renewed interest in safflower ...
Production characteristics, management practices and on-farm phenotypic characterisation of indigenous Tswana sheep in four districts of southern Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2021-08)
In the framework of collecting information that will aid in development of breeding and conservation strategies and policies intended for the conservation of indigenous Tswana sheep in the Southern part of Botswana, a ...
Reservoir tillage for semi-arid environments
(Cranfield University, 2005-10)
The ever increasing world population, the decline in suitable agricultural land and food production levels require that new methods are found to increase land productivity or to bring into production land which is marginal. ...
Effect of ssupplementing ccowpea (Vigna ungulculata (L.) Walp) seed hulls and Commercial concentrate on productivity of weanling Boer goats grazing during the dry season at Mantshwabisl Government ranch in Kweneng District, Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2014-10)
The study was carried out during the dry season between June and August of 2013 to evaluate chemical composition, in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), feed intake and performance by weanling Boer goats supplemented ...
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.)
(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 ...
Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth, development, yield, and oil content of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2017-07)
Safflower is a multipurpose crop grown for the orange-red dye that is obtained from its petals, medicinal properties, feed value and especially for its high quality oil (Dajue and Mondel. 1996; Dwivedi, 2005; Sirel and ...