Soil, herbaceous and woody responses to different methods of bush control in a mesic eastern Cape savanna.

Bush encroachment is a major problem for the savannas supporting livestock in the Eastern Cape. Farmers employ chemical poisoning and mechanical clearing of woody vegetation to improve grass production. This thesis addressed the following questions. 1. Does soil fertility and hence, herbaceous produ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mapuma, Mathembekaya.
Other Authors: O'Connor, Timothy G.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5090