Margot Brooks

ORCID: 0000-0002-2040-4606
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Research Areas
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
  • Transport and Economic Policies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Agricultural Science and Fertilization
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Cassava research and cyanide

Rhodes University
2016-2024

Benha University
2017

Mulching management has been used in many places all over the world to improve agricultural sustainability. However, cycling of carbon soil under applications mulch on sloping arable land is not yet fully understood. A four-year field experiment was carried out Xiaofuling watershed Danjiangkou reservoir China. The object evaluate effects application straw (ST) and grass (GT) dynamic changes organic its fractions. Results showed that applied surface increased contents SOC active fractions...

10.1371/journal.pone.0168384 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2016-12-28

Waterlogging presents one of the greatest constraints for agricultural crops. In order to elucidate influences waterlogging stress on growth oilseed rape, a pot experiment was performed investigating impact nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) accumulation in mineral N available P profiles enzyme activities soils. The included treatments lasting 3 (I), 6 (II) 9 (III) days, control treatment without (CK). Results showed that or more days significantly depressed prolonged recovery time plant with...

10.3389/fpls.2019.00368 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Plant Science 2019-03-27

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important crops produced worldwide. dominant crop in typical upland red soil areas China; however, phosphorus bioavailability very low, which severely affects peanut production. To improve bioavailability, substantially promotes green development production, a peanut–green manure rotation field experiment was conducted with six treatments (milkvetch; radish; brassica rape; mustard winter fallow and no-tillage), commencing September 2017 area...

10.3390/agronomy13020376 article EN cc-by Agronomy 2023-01-27

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers has led to a reduction in the quality arable land and environmental pollution. Using green manure replace is one most effective solutions. To study effect on requirement for nitrogen fertilizer oilseed rape, field experiment with maize-oilseed rape rotation was conducted. Green intercropped between rows maize returned after harvest, no as control. Different treatments (0, 65%, 75% 100% N rates, respectively) were applied during season. The results showed...

10.3390/plants10122640 article EN cc-by Plants 2021-12-01

Improving the nutrient content of red soils in southern China is a priority for efficient rice production there. To assess effectiveness oilseed rape as green manure improvement soil phosphorus supply and yield areas, long-term field plot experiment was conducted comparing two species rape,

10.3389/fpls.2024.1417504 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Plant Science 2024-06-14

We evaluated the bacteria occurring externally on Musca domestica and Chrysomya megacephala, two most common synanthropic flies which may be found at many refuse sites throughout world. Bacteria cultured from 10 specimens of each species were isolated, Gram-stained examined microscopically, divided into morphologically distinct ‘pseudospecies', to avoid excessive duplication genetic identification. About 350 bp 16S ribosomalRNAgene was amplified genomicDNAextracted sequenced, identified...

10.4001/003.024.0365 article EN African Entomology 2016-09-01

When using biological control against pest populations, more than one biocontrol agent might be introduced simultaneously. This could counterproductive in the event of negative interactions between agents. Within and species have a strong impact on mating behaviour reproduction, can an effectiveness control. We studied reproductive compatibility two geographically isolated strains (Brazil Peru) Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), invasive aquatic weed, Eichhornia crassipes. By...

10.1080/09583157.2018.1461196 article EN Biocontrol Science and Technology 2018-04-11

(2020). Quantifying the impacts of abrasion and bacterial transfer when fish are exposed to sand during a catch-and-release event. African Journal Marine Science: Vol. 42, Linefish resilience in Anthropocene, pp. 307-314.

10.2989/1814232x.2020.1792982 article EN African Journal of Marine Science 2020-09-16

Abstract Body size is an important biotic factor in evolutionary ecology, since it affects all aspects of insect physiology, life history and, consequently, fitness ectothermic insects and how species adapt with their environment. It has been linked to temperature, lower temperatures resulting larger size. In this study, we tested the combined impact temperature plant quality on body size, development time from egg adult Eccritotarsus eichhorniae (Hemiptera: Miridae), herbivorous used as a...

10.1111/jen.12841 article EN Journal of Applied Entomology 2020-12-02
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