Symbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorDakora, Felix Den_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSpriggs, Amy Clareen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:13:50Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:13:50Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAn indigenous cash crop, called honeybush (Cyclopia spp., Fabaceae), has recently gained popularity in the Western Cape of South Africa and its potential for cultivation is being investigated. The crop is an N²-fixing legume and its yields would therefore be improved by enhancing its N²-fixing capacity. This would allow increased tea yields without the need for chemical fertilizers, promoting the crop's status as an organically farmed health product, limiting the environmental degradation associated with N fertilizer use and benefiting small-scale farmers in the region who cannot afford chemical fertilizers.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSpriggs, A. C. (2004). <i>Symbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6215en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSpriggs, Amy Clare. <i>"Symbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6215en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSpriggs, A. 2004. Symbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Spriggs, Amy Clare AB - An indigenous cash crop, called honeybush (Cyclopia spp., Fabaceae), has recently gained popularity in the Western Cape of South Africa and its potential for cultivation is being investigated. The crop is an N²-fixing legume and its yields would therefore be improved by enhancing its N²-fixing capacity. This would allow increased tea yields without the need for chemical fertilizers, promoting the crop's status as an organically farmed health product, limiting the environmental degradation associated with N fertilizer use and benefiting small-scale farmers in the region who cannot afford chemical fertilizers. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Symbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africa TI - Symbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6215 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6215
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSpriggs AC. Symbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6215en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titleSymbiotic N² fixation in cyclopia vent. spp. (honeybush) : towards sustainable cultivation in the Western Cape of South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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