Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Morphological, Physiological and Antioxidant Responses of Five Dryland Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes to Water-Deficit Stress

Maize (Zea mays) is a critical staple for global food security, particularly in developing nations facing a projected population increase to 9.7 billion by 2050, necessitating enhanced agricultural productivity and drought-resilient cultivars. This study provides a comprehensive...

Larvicidal Activity, GC–MS Profiling and Multitarget Molecular Docking of Essential Oils from Cymbopogon citratus, Tanacetum cinerariifolium and Salvia rosmarinus Against Anopheles arabiensis

Malaria remains a major public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, necessitating the development of environmentally sustainable alternatives to conventional insecticides. This study evaluated the larvicidal efficacy of essential oils extracted from Cymbopogon ci...

The Sustainable Use of Syringa (Melia azedarach L.) as a Botanical Pesticide in Small-Scale Farming Systems—An Integrated Review

Achieving sustainable agriculture requires environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic insecticides. Hence, this review seeks to evaluate the sustainable use of syringa as a botanical pesticide in small-scale farming systems. The review applied an integrated literature rev...