The plant-available water capacity of the soil is defined as the water content between field capacity and wilting point, and has wide practical application in planning the land use.In a representative profile of the Cerrado Oxisol, methods for estimating the wilting point were studied and compared, using a WP4-T psychrometer and Richards chamber fo
Residual deposits of Phosphogypsum are readily available in large quantities in South Africa and currently are landfilled or pumped into the sea, as there are limitations to engineering applications due to the radionuclides content.In this study, mild acid treated residual phosphogypsum was stabilized with Lime Fly Ash (LFA) binder, and the geotech
Biodiversity supplies multiple goods and services to society and is critical for the support of livelihoods across the globe.Many indigenous people depend upon non-timber turbo air m3f24-1-n forest products (NTFP) and crops for a range of goods including food, medicine, fibre and construction materials.However, the dependency of these products on b
Abstract Six essential oils (from oregano, thyme, clove, lavender, clary sage, and arborvitae) exhibited different antibacterial and antifungal properties.Antimicrobial activity was shown against pathogenic (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Yersinia enterocolitica, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis) a