A survey of plants grown in home gardens was conducted through questionnaires among 80 homesteads rural areas northern KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. The surveyed were located at Mbonambi, Kwadlangezwa, Ntambanana and Eshowe. Elderly women (≥ 55 years) girls (≤ 21years) questioned on names uses the garden. Various medicinal food found gardens. well-known reported to be used around homestead Citrus limon, sinensis, Cucurbita pepo, Musa davyae, Zea mays, Bidens pilosa, Encephalartos villosus,...

A survey of medicinal plants sold at muthi markets northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa was conducted by questioning 63 plant traders to identify unthreatened and threatened for cultivation purposes. From a total 163 local markets, 32 are reported based on their inclusion four categories, namely (1) scarce not threatened, (2) abundant (3) (4) threatened. Species that were include Ansellia africana, Bauhinia bowkeri, Encephalartos natalensis, villosus, Eucomis autumnalis, Haworthia...

Cucurbita pepo landraces are important traditional leafy vegetable crops that widely eaten in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and elsewhere. The use of molecular markers is beneficial the genetic study with different agro-ecological origins. In this study, variation seven selfed unselfed C. from three districts KwaZulu-Natal Province was investigated using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Of 36 55 primers tested, 9 RAPD 10 SSR were selected for their...

Abstract Impacts of large herbivores (>5 kg) on woody plants in A frican savannas are potentially most severe among shorter than 1.6 m. It is well established that browsing leads to longer shoots, yet prevents saplings from recruiting into adult size‐classes savannas. Increased shoot length, indicating faster growth, often associated with reduced concentrations tannins and increased nutrient concentrations, suggesting carbon limitation. We hypothesized that, average, suppress stem height...

Polyploid induction was conducted by different colchicine concentration with seedlings of Coccinia palmata and Lagenaria sphaerica. Colchicine induced polyploid were grown in pots subjected to varying levels irrigation until they reached a flowering stage. The survival rate best at 0.001 g/L treated after three days germination. Polyploidy 0.01 rates for C. L. sphaerica 90 86%, respectively. Compared normal diploid plants, the plants inducted our experiments had short stems. many active...

Waltheria indica L., a member of Sterculiaceae family, is widely used traditionally to treat variety infections in humans. Roots of W. indica were collected from William Show farm, Blouberg Area-Limpopo Province, South Africa. Water, ethanol, methanol and acetone extracts were tested for antibacterial activity. Zones inhibition ranged 8.9 ± 0.79 20.2 0.57 dose dependent. Methanol extract exhibited lowest 0.52 mg/ml against Bacillus cereus. Ethanol minimum bactericidal concentrations...

This study was conducted at Richards Bay in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the 1997-1998 and 2001-2002 cropping seasons. It motivated by observation that indigenous food crops, including vegetables, seem to be suffering from low acceptability status contemporary society rural KwaZulu-Natal. The an attempt contribute towards alleviation of problem through increasing yields crops without extraordinary efforts. used a participatory approach between researchers women. A field...

Resistance of human pathogenic bacterial strains results in selective pressure against known antibiotics. Jatropha zeyheri is used by traditional medicine practitioners the treatment sexually transmitted and urinary tract infections. Acetone, methanol ethyl acetate extracts both leaves roots collected from Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa were investigated for antibacterial activity, 14 strains, using disc diffusion method. Ethyl exhibited activity 11 selected showed zone...

Infectious diseases such as respiratory tract, skin and soft tissue infections are a cause of high morbidity rates worldwide due to the emergence antibiotic resistant bacteria. Medicinal plants Ansellia africana Platycarpha glomerata which have been reported traditionally be useful in treating these may key finding alternative treatment options. Antibacterial activities different solvent crude extracts (each at 10 mg/mL) A. (root stem) P. (leaf rhizome) were screened against respective test...

Ansellia africana (Orchidaceae) is an important endangered medicinal plant species of South Africa which has been heavily exploited in recent years. Experiments were conducted growth rooms at different temperatures (16, 26, 36°C) and a nursery light intensities induced by shade cloth densities (200, 400, 600, 800 mol m -2 s -1 light) the University Zululand, Africa. Mature A. plants cut into two lengths, top leafy shoot bottom part with roots (10 – 15 cm length, 3 - 8 mm diameter). The or...

2 more than the control; however mean was not significantly different from control (P�0.05). These results suggest that fertilizer application prior to seed sowing in a rehabilitated quarry provide highest biomass after four months. The of poultry manure proved be cheaper option increase aboveground plant cover area, but it is less effective terms production.

Livestock from communities bordered by dune mining, urban areas and commercial forestry in northern KwaZulu-Natal spend substantial time foraging the coastal forest that mining company is obliged to restore. A survey of livestock owners an experimental study impacts cattle on restoration processes were conducted develop better knowledge perceptions neighbouring mine, their rehabilitating forest. Shortages grazing diseases perceived be major constraints operations. Mitigation included...

Licuáti Forest Reserve in southern Mozambique safeguards a dry, tropical forest with many rare and endemic plant species, but it is also sacred grove that holds the graves of Santaca family who long served as local traditional authority. Interviews male elders tribe serve main source information regarding cultural beliefs practices concerning forest. Feedback contends taboos other have been more important than state-based regulations protecting forest, particularly from charcoal production....

The effects of deflowering and defruiting on the growth senescence annual weed Bidens pilosa which is used in traditional medicine to treat malaria were investigated. Deflowered plants generally taller, had a greater shoot weight higher chlorophyll concentration than those that only defruited. Fruit flower heads responsible for reduction leaf stem after flowering. Deflowering essential if leaves are be harvested commercially because it retarded maintained growth.

LIVISTONA CHINENSIS, A FIRST RECORD OF NATURALIZED PALM IN SOUTH AFRICA

The interface between Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), cultural practices and mathematics is currently generating a great deal of interest among education researchers practitioners alike. This article uses mathematical lenses to examine the practice dhava (cooperative work) Shangani people southern Zimbabwe. authors show how can be used describe, understand inform phenomena while at same time act as inspirational sources for generation examination some skills concepts. It proposed here...

Ethnobotanical knowledge on local Cucurbita landraces was documented in three district municipalities of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Seven distinct C. argyrosperma, maxima and pepo were identified by (isiZulu) names as iNhlwathi emhlophe, emnyama, iPhuzi, isiPhama, iThanga, uMpampini oluhlaza ophuzi