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Genotypic variation in response to drought stress is associated with biochemical and transcriptional regulation of ureides metabolism in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).
(University of Ljubljana, 2022-05-29)
Ureidic legumes such as common bean (Phaseoulus valgaris L.) plants export nitrogen from the nodules to shoots and leaves as ureides during symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation. Common bean gene encoding allantoinase ...
Drought stress tolerance mechanisms and their potential common indicators to salinity, insights from the wild watermelon (Citrullus lanatus): A review
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-06)
Climate change has escalated the effect of drought on crop production as it has negatively altered the environmental condition. Wild watermelon grows abundantly in the Kgalagadi desert even though the environment is ...
Symbiotic functioning and bradyrhizobial biodiversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculataL. Walp.) in Africa
(SpringerLink, 2010-03-23)
Cowpea is the most important food grain legume in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, no study has so far assessed rhizobial biodiversity and/or nodule functioning in relation to strain IGS types at the continent level. In this ...
Influence of flooding on bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.) germination: Effect of temperature, duration and timing
(Academic Journals, 2009)
To evaluate the response of bambara groundnut seeds to flooding stress a laboratory study (experiment 1) and a greenhouse study (experiment 2) were conducted. In the laboratory study seeds of a brown-coloured local bambara ...
Effect of control plot density, control plot arrangement, and assumption of random or fixed effects on nonreplicated experiments for germplasm screening using spatial models
(Crop Science Society of America, 2005)
Early generation selection experiments typically involve several hundred to thousands of lines. Various systematic and statistical techniques have been developed to increase effectiveness and efficiencies in such experiments, ...
Documentation of indigenous knowledge and best-bet practices on the use of animals and plants for sustainable natural resources management in Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2014)
A study was carried out to document indigenous knowledge (IK) and practice on use of animals and plants, and best-bet practices (BBPs) during Phase I (2003-2004) of the Desert Margins Programme (DMP), whose overall objective ...
Demographic parameters of cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora (Homoptera: Aphididae) on different Botswana cowpea landraces
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-12-01)
The variation in demographic parameters (namely survival and fecundity, intrinsic rate of natural increase pre-reproductive period and relative growth rate) was used to assess the resistance of cowpea landraces (namely ...
Assessing the effects of quarry treatment options on the attractiveness of reclaimed limestone quarries using 3D-visualizations.
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020-03-15)
This study investigated the effect of different limestone quarry reclamation treatment options on people’s perception of reclaimed limestone quarries. Ten different combinations of treatment methods and after-care for ...
Grazing management systems and their effects on savanna ecosystem dynamics: A review
(Academic Journals, 2013-06)
The savanna ecosystems support livestock production and livelihood of pastoral communities. The degradation of savanna ecosystems due to overgrazing had lead government commercializing communal grazing land to privately ...
Control of cowpea weevil, callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (coleoptera: bruchidae), using natural plant products
(Insects, 2014-12-31)
A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the effects of natural products on the reproduction and damage of Callosobruchus maculatus, the cowpea weevil, on cowpea seeds at Botswana College of Agriculture in Gaborone, ...