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Extraction of Pesticides from Plants using Solid Phase Microextraction and QuEChERS
(South African Journal of Chemistry, 2013)
A study employing dispersive solid phase extraction in the formof the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) method and solid phase microextraction (SPME) for the cleanup of pesticides in plant samples ...
Effects of Moringa oleifera root and leaf powder on reproductive capacity and damage caused on stored cowpea seed by Callosobruchus maculatus (F).
(The Association of Agricultural Technology in Southeast Asia, 2012)
A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the effect of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) root and leaf powder on reproduction and damage to cowpea seed by Callosobruchus maculatus F at Botswana College of Agriculture in ...
Essential mineral content of common fish species in Chanoga, Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2015-09)
Developing countries remain overwhelmed by nutritional problems caused mainly by poverty, natural disasters and political instabilities. The aim of this study was to determine essential mineral content of some common fish ...
Dimensional Relations and Physical Properties of Wood of Acacia saligna, an Invasive Tree species growing in Botswana
(International Science Community Association, 2013-07-06)
A study was carried out to evaluate wood physical properties of Acacia saligna, an invasive alien species that has naturalized in Botswana. Wood samples were collected from three different trees at three different heights ...
The use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for stakeholder preference analysis: A case study from Kasane Forest Reserve, Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2012-10-31)
Public participation in decision making on management of forest resources is crucial to the planning and sustainable development approach. Rarely, however, are efforts made to measure local stakeholder preferences for ...
Studies on Mukwa (Pterocarpus angolensis, D. C.) Dieback in Chobe Forest Reserves in Botswana.
(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 ...
Land use, rangeland degradation and ecological changes in the southern Kalahari, Botswana
(Wiley Online Library, 2016-02-09)
Dual-scale analyses assessing farm-scale patterns of ecological change and landscape-scale patterns of change in vegetation cover and animal distribution are presented from ecological transect studies away from waterpoints, ...
POISONOUS PLANTS IN GARDENS AND GRAZING LANDS.
(Science-line Publishers, 2011)
This paper is a review of poisonous plants, their toxic agents and the symptoms of
poisoning. Poisonous plants are plants, which as a whole or part thereof under all or certain
conditions and in amount likely to be taken ...
Farmers’ planting and management of indigenous and exotic trees in Botswana: implications for climate change mitigation.
(Business Perspectives [Commercial Publisher], 2015)
Natural woodlands provide majority of rural population with energy source, food, building material and fodder for livestock. However, current developments and population growth have exerted enormous pressure on the woodlands ...
Changes in herbaceous species composition in the absence of disturbance in a cenchrus biflorus roxb. Invaded area in Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011-04-12)
A-nine year study was carried out to investigate changes in herbaceous species composition in an area invaded by Cenchrus biflorus Roxb, an exotic invader grass species. The study ensued termination of livestock and human ...