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Date of Publication: Mar 2023
Biochar can influence bioavailability of micronutrients and crop yields in sewage sludge-treated soils, but the mechanisms of its effects remain poorly understood. Therefore, this field experiment...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
A policy brief on the inclusion of climate-relevant science, technology inidcators in the sadc agricultural sector:
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
The effects of biochar and sewage sludge application on spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) yield and soil NO3 - content were investigated in typical soils of Botswana (Luvisol, Cambisol) under field...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
Policy brief SADC Cross Border Trade Advocacy Strategy: steps in addressing trade barriers
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
Crop resilience and yield stability are complex traits essential for food security. Sorghum bicolor is an important grain crop that shows promise for its natural resilience to drought and potential...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
Deciphering the constraints in SADC’s agricultural cross[1]border trade: Policy
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
A total of 170 bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) accessions were evaluated using both simple sequence repeat (SSR) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers generated using genotyping-by-...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
This catalogue is a compilation of 18 APPSA R&D subprojects from 2020 to 2022
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
The article presents results of a survey conducted in the northern part of Botswana. The study was designed to assess the quantity of vegetable produced, production trend and constraints faced by...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
In this video, documents the backstopping visit to Habu Community (Botswana) conducted by CCARDESA in early December 2022
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
Purpose This field study evaluated the interactive effects of biochar (BC) and sewage sludge (SS) on P bioavailability and spinach yields for two seasons.Method Treatments were combinations of...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
CCARDESA ICKM Strategy
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
Sorghum is an economically important and a staple food crop for over half a billion people in developing countries, mostly in arid and semi-arid regions where drought stress is a major limiting...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
CCARDESA ICKM Strategy
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
We report here the development of 75 SSR markers for Bambara groundnut through various sequencing approaches and the subsequent utilization of these SSR markers and other marker types (DArT Arrays)...
Date of Publication: Mar 2023
APPSA implemented by the Department of Agricultural Research (DAR) showcased technologies through a series of field days in two research sub-stations and on-farm namely Ts’ifa li Mali, and...