Browsing Department of Soil Science by Title
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A core of rhizosphere bacterial taxa associates with two of the world’s most isolated plant congeners.
(Springer Nature, 2021-09-01)Understanding the contributions of abiotic and biotic conditions to soil microbial diversity, structure, and function, remains a central focus in soil biology and biogeochemistry. Here we aim to determine how geography and ... -
The food security environment nexus in urban agriculture in Harare
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The food security environment nexus in urban agriculture in Harare.
(Weaver Press, 2008)Perceptions about urban agriculture in Zimbabwe have changed significantly since 1980. Before independence urban agriculture was generally prohibited. In Harare minor concessions were made in relation to land set aside for ... -
The functional potential of the rhizospheric microbiome of an invasive tree species, acacia dealbata.
(Springer Nature, 2019-01-01)Plant-microbe interactions mediate both the invasiveness of introduced plant species and the impacts that they have in invaded ecosystems. Although the phylogenetic composition of the rhizospheric microbiome of Acacia ... -
A Lost Opportunity: The Case of the Water Reform Debate in the Fourth Parliament of Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2001)This article analyses the debate on water reform that took place in the fourth Parliament of Zimbabwe leading up to the enactment of the Water Act [Chapter 20: 24] and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) ... -
Running out of options? The status of service delivery in the Harare- Chitungwiza metropolis
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Soil nutritional status and biogeography influence rhizosphere microbial communities associated with the invasive tree Acacia dealbata
(2017-07-26)Invasiveness and the impacts of introduced plants are known to be mediated by plant-microbe interactions. Yet, the microbial communities associated with invasive plants are generally poorly understood. Here we report ... -
The Theory and Practice of Governance of Water Resources in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)Since independence in 1980, agricultural land reform in Zimbabwe has been and continues to receive extensive discussion, although the question of how the distributed land will be governed has not been spelt out adequately. ... -
Water rights and water availability in the Lower Odzi watershed of the Save catchment
(Weaver Press, 2004)The water law reform begun In 1998 in Zimbabwe reopens many issues about the analysis of availability of water resources for agriculture as well as issues about which farmers will gain and keep rights to use the water. ...
