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Estimation of maize foliar temperature and stomatal conductance as indicators of water stress based on optical and thermal imagery acquired using an unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) platform
(MDPI, 2022)
Climatic variability and extreme weather events impact agricultural production, especially
in sub-Saharan smallholder cropping systems, which are commonly rainfed. Hence, the development
of early warning systems regarding ...
Climate change and rural livelihoods in Southern Africa: An agenda for policy-oriented research
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2022)
This report is the outcome of an extensive review of the
literature and the debates on climate change and landbased
livelihoods in Southern Africa.
In the context of the converging climate and food crises,
it provides ...
Seed germination and early seedling growth responses to drought stress in annual Medicago L. And Trifolium L. Forages
(MDPI, 2022)
Climate change in the Mediterranean-like regions of South Africa has resulted in increased
rainfall variability, a delayed start to the wet winter season, and increased occurrences of out-ofseason summer rainfall events. ...
Spatial clustering of vegetation fire intensity using modis satellite data
(MDPI, 2022)
This work analyses the spatial clustering of fire intensity in Zimbabwe, using remotely
sensed Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) active fire occurrence data. In
order to investigate the spatial pattern ...
Life on the land: New lives for agrarian questions
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)
The politics of food, climate, energy, and the yet unfinished work ofending colonialism run square through questions of land. Theclassical agrarian question has taken on new forms, and a newintensity. We look at four ...
Role of Indigenous and local knowledge in seasonal forecasts and climate adaptation: A case study of smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
(Elsevier, 2023)
Accessible, reliable and diverse sources of climate information are needed to inform climate change adaptation at
all levels of society, particularly for vulnerable sectors such as smallholder farming. Globally, many ...
Modelling soil water redistribution in irrigated Japanese plum (prunus salicina) orchards in the Western Cape (South Africa)
(MDPI, 2023)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina) farming in the Western Cape (South Africa) is an important
industry for the export market and job creation and is a large water user; however, adequate information
on water requirements ...
Progress in the remote sensing of veld fire occurrence and detection: A review
(Wiley, 2023)
Our research provides a detailed overview of the progress in remotely sensed fire
monitoring techniques, which have been developed and employed for fire occurrence
and detection. Our overview is provided from a literature ...
Identification of a novel alkaliphilic esterase active at low temperatures by screening a metagenomic library from Antarctic desert soil
(American Society for Microbiology, 2009)
The cold deserts of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, South Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, are widely acknowledged as
having the harshest soil environments on Earth (6, 8, 26).
Despite the apparent hostility of the environment, ...
Nitrogen fertilization increases the growth and nutritional quality of the forage legume, Calobota sericea – A preliminary investigation
(Elsevier, 2023)
Calobota sericea is being evaluated as a forage for drought stressed areas. The nutritional quality
of C. sericea from native populations are poor, and this is believed to be due to poor soil fertility.
Therefore, a ...