Botswana is endowed with a variety of traditional food plants which grow annually despite
erratic rainfall. The most common traditional food plants are leafy vegetables (for example …

The aim of this study was to compare the mycorrhizal responsiveness among old and recent
Chinese maize genotypes (released from 1950s to 2008) in low-and high-Olsen-P soils and …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) communities are fundamental in organic cropping
systems where they provide essential agro-ecosystem services, improving soil fertility and …

Aims The function of indigenous mycorrhizal fungi in improving crop growth is not well
addressed because of methodological limitations. In this study, we determined the effects of …

Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. also named Indian jujube is an important indigenous fruit tree (IFT)
to rural people as a source of food and income, whereas it is neglected and underutilized in …

Sustainable agriculture plays a vital role in agroecosystems and reduces adverse effects on
the environment by utilizing the various natural processes. Optimum soil fertility is an …

Abstract Changes in vegetation conditions are induced both by climatic and human factors.
Knowledge about how changes in vegetation conditions relate to its degradation is often …

The study was carried out at Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) garden to evaluate the
response of Corchorus olitorius grown in four different growing media as follows; clay …

Plants growing in soil and the diverse microorganisms with which they are in direct contact
have adapted to exploit their close association for mutual benefit. Various intercropping …

Maximizing the function of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi by choosing
specific crop genotypes offers one of the few untapped opportunities to improve the …