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A flexible plant based irrigation control for greenhouse crops
(2012-09-13)
The project sought to minimize water use, improve water use efficiency and improve crop productivity for greenhouse crops. A flexible plant based automated irrigation system was designed and implemented for a tomato crop ...
Influence of Brachystegia spiciformis and Parinari curatellifolia on herbaceous flora and soils in Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare
(2012-08-29)
A comparative study between B. spiciformis and P. curatellifolia’s isolated and clumps of trees’ influence on patterning and structure of herbaceous flora and soils with those of adjacent open grasslands was conducted in ...
Effect of duration of early-age thermal conditioning of broiler chickens on production and heat tolerance
(2012-09-12)
The main objective of the study was to investigate the appropriate duration of early age thermal conditioning that would improve heat tolerance in broiler chickens with a minimum reduction in production performance. 200 ...
A Study of the Helminth Parasite of Fish and Fish-eating Birds in the Manyame Catchment, Zimbabwe.
(2012-07-11)
This study was done to determine the major helminth parasites of the sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, the straightfin barb, Barbus paludinosus and four species of piscivorous birds: Phalacrocorax africanus (Reed ...
Impact of cultivation on soil and species composition of the Monavale Vlei, Harare
(2012-08-29)
The study assessed the impact of cultivation on soil properties, species richness (grass and herbaceous) and species composition on the Monavale vlei. The results revealed that cultivation had an impact on nitrogen levels, ...
The Impact of Sewage Effluent and Natural Self-purification in the Upper Chinyika River Below Hatcliffe Sewage Works, Harare.
(2012-08-28)
The impact of sewage effluent and natural self-purification in the upper Chinyika River was investigated during the period October 2004 to February 2005. The physico-chemical and river flow variables, and water samples, ...
Influence of Physiographic, Edaphic and Anthropogenic Factors on the Structure, Composition and Species Diversity of Vegetation in the Mazowe Botanical Reserve, Christon Bank.
(2012-08-29)
The influence of physiographic, edaphic and anthropogenic factors on vegetation structure, composition and diversity of Mazowe Botanic Reserve, Christon Bank, north of Harare, Zimbabwe was investigated. The sampled area ...
Switch: An Extensible Framework for the Generation of Bespoke and Dynamic Software Development Models
(2012-08-29)
Attempts to come up with a single Software Process Model (SPM) that can be used in all development scenarios have failed. The same can be said for the approach that seeks to come up with an authoritative and exhaustive set ...
Distributed deadlocks in distributed databases
(2012-08-29)
The developments of database management system (DBMS) technology has run in parallel with the developments in computer networks and distributed computing technologies.
Consequently there is the birth of distributed ...
Nutrient Limitation of Phytoplankton in Five Impoundments on the Manyame River, Zimbabwe
(2012-08-29)
Nutrient limitation was investigated in the Manyame lakes during 2004-05, namely, Harava Dam, Seke Dam, Lake Chivero, Lake Manyame and Bhiri Dam. Selenestrum capricornutum was used as the test organism in one group of ...