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Simulation analysis of factors affecting sorghum yield at selected sites in eastern and southern Africa, with emphasis on increasing temperatures
Global warming is widely predicted to decrease crop yields in tropical, sub-tropical and Mediterranean
climatic regions as a result of a speeding up of phenological development and shortening of the time
to maturity. We ...
Maize productivity and profitability in Conservation Agriculture systems across agro-ecological regions in Zimbabwe: A review of knowledge and practice
Conservation agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted in southern Africa as a strategy to improve food
security and reverse soil degradation in the face of climate change. However, the performance of CA
under different ...
The impact of tillage system and herbicides on weed density, diversity and yield of cotton (Gossipium hirsutum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) under the smallholder sector
The study was carried out to evaluate the impact of tillage system in combination with different herbicides
on weed density, diversity, crop growth and yields on 18 farms in Kadoma, Zimbabwe. Experiments
were set up as a ...