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Mavimbela, S. S. W., and L. D. van Rensburg. "Evaluating models for predicting hydraulic characteristics of layered soils." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 9, no. 1 (2012): 301–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-9-301-2012.

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Abstract. Soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (K-coefficient) are critical hydraulic properties governing soil water activity on layered soils. Sustainable soil water conservation would not be possible without accurate knowledge of these hydraulic properties. Infield rainwater harvesting (IRWH) is one conservation technique adopted to improve the soil water regime of a number of clay soils found in the semi arid areas of Free State province of South Africa. Given that SWCC is much easier to measure, most soil water studies rely on SWCC information to p
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Liebenberg, Adriaan, John Richard (Ruan) van der Nest, Ailsa G. Hardie, Johan Labuschagne, and Pieter Andreas Swanepoel. "Extent of Soil Acidity in No-Tillage Systems in the Western Cape Province of South Africa." Land 9, no. 10 (2020): 361. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land9100361.

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Roughly 90% of farmers in the Western Cape Province of South Africa have converted to no-tillage systems to improve the efficiency of crop production. Implementation of no-tillage restricts the mixing of soil amendments, such as limestone, into soil. Stratification of nutrients and pH is expected. A soil survey was conducted to determine the extent and geographical spread of acid soils and pH stratification throughout the Western Cape. Soil samples (n = 653) were taken at three depths (0–5, 5–15, 15–30 cm) from no-tillage fields. Differential responses (p ≤ 0.05) between the two regions (Swart
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Swanepoel, Pieter A., and Flackson Tshuma. "Soil quality effects on regeneration of annualMedicagopastures in the Swartland of South Africa." African Journal of Range & Forage Science 34, no. 4 (2017): 201–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2017.1403462.

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Mavimbela, S. S. W., and L. D. van Rensburg. "In-situ evaluation of internal drainage in layered soils (Tukulu, Sepane and Swartland)." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 8, no. 6 (2011): 9797–841. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-8-9797-2011.

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Abstract. The soil water release (SWC) and permeability properties of layered soils following deep infiltration depends on the structural and layering composition of the profiles diagnostic horizons. Three layered soils, the Tukulu, Sepane and Swartland soil forms, from the Free State province of South Africa, were selected for internal drainage evaluation. The soil water release curves as a function of suction (h) and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (K-coefficient) as a function of soil water content, SWC (θ), were characterised alongside the pedological properties of the profiles. The wat
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Dodson, Belinda. "Above Politics? Soil Conservation in 1940s South Africa." South African Historical Journal 50, no. 1 (2004): 49–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582470409464794.

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Meadows, Michael E. "Soil erosion in the Swartland, Western Cape Province, South Africa: implications of past and present policy and practice." Environmental Science & Policy 6, no. 1 (2003): 17–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1462-9011(02)00122-3.

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CURTIS, ODETTE, ROBERT E. SIMMONS, and ANDREW R. JENKINS. "Black Harrier Circus maurus of the Fynbos biome, South Africa: a threatened specialist or an adaptable survivor?" Bird Conservation International 14, no. 4 (2004): 233–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270904000310.

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Black Harrier Circus maurus is a rare southern African endemic that may have lost over 50% of its core breeding habitat in the last century as a result of extensive land transformation by agriculture, invasive alien vegetation and urbanization in the Fynbos biome. We partially surveyed both the western (Swartland) and southern (Overberg) coastal plains of south-western South Africa, over 3 years (2000–2002) for breeding Black Harriers, and found a distinctly polarized distribution. Nests were concentrated either along the coastal strip or inland in montane habitats, and generally absent from h
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Maali, S. H., and G. A. Agenbag. "Effect of soil tillage, crop rotation and nitrogen application rates on soil mineral-N levels in the Swartland wheat producing area of South Africa." South African Journal of Plant and Soil 20, no. 3 (2003): 119–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2003.10634920.

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Delius, Peter, and Stefan Schirmer. "Soil Conservation in a Racially Ordered Society: South Africa 1930–1970." Journal of Southern African Studies 26, no. 4 (2000): 719–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/713683610.

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Dodson, Belinda. "A Soil Conservation Safari: Hugh Bennett's 1944 Visit to South Africa." Environment and History 11, no. 1 (2005): 35–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/0967340053306176.

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Germishuys, Hendrik Johannes. "'n Ondersoek na gronderosie in die Swartland." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2171.

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Thesis (MTech (Civil Engineering))--Cape Technikon, 1992.<br>In the Western Cape, gully ("donga") erosion is characteristic of the Swartland area where the effects of the problem have reached spectacular dimensions. In 1942 the Social and Economic Planning Council commissioned an investigation into the distribution and prevention of gully erosion. This investigation was led by Professor W J Talbot of the University of Cape Town, with the collaboration of researchers from the University of Stellenbosch. This led to the "Swartland and Sandveld" publication in August 1945. Little progress h
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Wessels, Pieter Gerhardus Wilhelmus. "Soil nitrogen dynamics and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) production in different cropping systems in the Swartland." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52455.

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Thesis (MScAgric)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Protein and oilseed production in the winter rainfall region of South Africa (primarily the Southern and Western Cape) is well below the potential for the area. One possible method of increasing production is to convince producers that the inclusion of protein and oilseed rotational crops will enhance the sustainability of wheat production systems. A project to investigate, quantify and elucidate the effect of canola (Brassica napus), lupins (Lupinus angustifolius) and medics (Medicago spp.) on subsequent wheat (
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Morel, Anneke. "Soil erosion and land degradation in the Swartland and Sandveld, Western Cape province, South Africa : a re-evaluation." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9681.

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Bibliography: leaves 140-151.<br>The Swartland and Sandveld are situated in the Western Cape province (political limits) in what is also known as the southwestern Cape region . This area falls within the winter rainfall (or Mediterranean) region of South Africa and has a sharply defined seasonal climate. Vegetation in the region is unique. The soils in the Swartland and Sandveld vary greatly over short distances, making this area vulnerable to varying erosion rates. Land use in the Swartland and Sandveld is mainly agricultural. Soil erosion is driven by the force of wind and or water. Sheet fl
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Maali, Safiah Hasan. "Biomass production, yield and quality response of spring wheat to soil tillage, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilisation in the Swartland wheat producing area of South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/949.

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Thesis (PhD(Agric) (Agronomy))--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.<br>108 leaves printed on single pages, preliminary pages i-vi and numbered pages 1-1 to 1-5 to 9-1 to 9-3. Includes bibliography, list of abbreviations and 22 figures in color. Digitized at 300 dpi grayscale and 300 dpi 24-bit Color to pdf format (OCR), using an HP Scanjet 8250 Scanner.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A long term experiment was conducted at the Langgewens Experimental Farm, near Malmesbury in the Western Cape province of the Republic of South Africa. The effect of soil tillage, crop rotation and nitrogen fertiliser rates
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Becker, Carina Helene. "The influence of soil properties on the growth and distribution of Portulacaria Afra in subtropical thicket, South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1013046.

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Subtropical Thicket is the dominant vegetation biome in the Eastern Cape, and extends through to parts of the Western Cape. It is dominated by Portulacaria afra (spekboom), a woody succulent plant recognised for its importance as an ecosystem engineer and its carbon sequestration potential. Due to excessive grazing from domestic stock, spekboom has been completely removed from some areas. The Subtropical Thicket Restoration Programme (STRP) initiated a large scale restoration programme of planting spekboom cuttings in these degraded areas. Their efforts have been met with varying levels of suc
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Mills, A. J. "Reciprocal relationships between vegetation structure and soil properties in selected biomes of South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53567.

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Thesis (PhD) -- Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>Please refer to full text to view abstract.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effects of different land use practices on soil quality in South Africa were investigated in five contrasting biomes, with a particular emphasis on the tendency of soils to crust and soil C content. Soil quality is a nebulous concept and its applicability in the South African landscape is scrutinised. A wide range of chemical and physical soil properties were examined. The tendency of soils to crust was assessed using modulus of rupture, water dispersible clay and a new m
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Muzangwa, Lindah. "Cover crop biomass production and effects on weeds and soil fertility in a maize-based conservation agriculture system." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/484.

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Low cover crop biomass production is a major obstacle to the success of conservation agriculture currently promoted as panacea to the inherent problem of soil erosion and loss of soil productivity in the Eastern Cape (EC). Therefore, this study evaluated cover crop management strategies for optimizing biomass production for better soil cover, soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertility, weed control and maize yields. The strategies tested are cover crop bicultures, selection of an adapted lupin cultivar and seeding rate, and the feasibility of rain fed winter cover cropping. The cover crop
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Nteyi, Sinovuyo Mava. "Effects of crop rotation and tillage system on the control of ryegrass (lolium multiflorum X perenne) in wheat (triticum aestivum) in the Swartland production area of South Africa's Western Cape Province." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020990.

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A major challenge facing agriculture today is to sustain the productivity of agricultural systems with the reduction of weed invasion. The Swartland region in the Western Cape (South Africa) is intensively cropped, producing wheat (Triticum aestivum) as the major crop. As a result of the weedy ryegrass invasion the wheat yield is reduced. In addition, ryegrass has developed resistance to grass herbicides (graminicides). This situation has increased the need to use alternative practices for controlling the invasion of ryegrass in wheat fields. In this regard, crop rotation and tillage systems w
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Kapp, Caro. "Nematode soil community structure and function as a bio-indicator of soil health in fynbos and deciduous fruit orchards." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80089.

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Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Soil is a fundamental, non-renewable resource in any ecosystem. To uphold food production for increasing global human populations, it is imperative to develop ways in which to sustain healthy biological productivity and sustainability of agricultural soils. Nematodes are one of the most abundant groups of Metazoa occurring in all soils, and form an integral part of the soil food web at several trophic levels. They respond rapidly to changes within their environments, and can easily be extracted from soil, identified and cha
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David, Ighodaro Ikponmwosa. "Smallholder farmer's adoption decision-making processes in the utilisation of soil conservation practices in South Africa: the case of Qamata Irrigation Scheme, in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/1740.

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The goal of this study was to determine the nature and factors influencing smallholder farmers in their adoption decision-making regarding the use of soil conservation practices introduced by extension practitioners in South Africa, using the case of farming at Qamata Irrigation Scheme, Eastern Cape. Using a central argument (thesis statement), the study argued that an adequate understanding and definition of smallholder farmers’ adoption decision-making process is very crucial to solving the problem of soil erosion/ degradation problem amongst smallholder farmers. Adopting the case study rese
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