Stutterheim Provincial Hospital

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...

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...