Plants interact with enormous biotic and abiotic components within ecosystem. For instance,
microbes, insects, herbivores, animals, nematodes etc. In general, these interactions are …

Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face several challenges that include pests
and diseases. Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) reduce crop yields and affect their quality …

Soybean (Glycine max) is a major plant protein source and oilseed crop. However, plant-
parasitic nematodes (PPNs) affect its annual yield. In the current study, in order to better …

Sulfur deficiency severely limits soybean growth, inhibiting the rhizobia nitrogenase and
soybean protein synthesis. This study assessed the impact of sulfur fertilization and rhizobia …

Soybean is among South Africa's top crops in terms of production figures. Over the past few
years there has been increasingly more damage caused to local soybean by plant-parasitic …

Soil biodiversity and food webs are altered by intensive farming practices. To assess the
response of nematofauna to intensive tomato production, soil samples were collected from …

Regular measurement of realized genetic gain allows plant breeders to assess and review
the effectiveness of their strategies, allocate resources efficiently, and make informed …

Background Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] is an annual herbaceous leguminous grain
crop which is cultivated mainly for its oil and protein. The objective of the study was to …

This study evaluated the effect of varying levels of corticated marama bean (Tylosema
esculentum) meal (CMBM) on growth performance, apparent retention (AR) of feed …

Background Malnutrition is one of the major health concerns, particularly in the developing
and under-developed world. In South Africa, maize is produced as a staple food and is the …