Both globally and locally, agriculture faces ever increasing challenges such as high input costs, strict environmental laws, decrease in land for cultivation and an increase in demand due to the growing global population. ...
In South Africa, the assessment of the suitability and acceptability of water for drinking purposes is
done according to the South African National Standards (SANS) 241 (2006) which requires that
Cryptosporidium and ...
The vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) is a pest with significant economic impact on the grape growing industry in South Africa and other parts of the world. With the isolation and ...
Resistance development and possible non–target effects have been of
concern since the first deployment of genetically modified crops with
insecticidal properties. It is especially at the third trophic level and with
important ...