Author:Taylor, NJ; Mahohoma, W; Vahrmeijer, JT; Gush, Mark B; Allen, RG; Annandale, JGDate:01 Mar 2015The estimation of crop water use is critical for accurate irrigation scheduling and water licenses. However, the direct measurement of crop water use is too expensive and time-consuming to be performed under all possible conditions, which ...Read more
Author:Russo, Valentina; Strever, AE; Ponstein, HJDate:Apr 2021Following the urgency to curb environmental impacts across all sectors globally, this is the frst life cycle assessment of diferent wine grape farming practices suitable for commercial conventional production in South Africa, aiming at better ...Read more
Author:Gush, Mark B; Dzikiti, Sebinasi; Naiken, VDate:Oct 2012This project investigated the water use of irrigated fruit tree orchards as a means of facilitating more efficient and productive
water use within the sector and reducing operating costs.Read more
Author:Singels, A; Jones, MR; Lumsden, Trevor GDate:Aug 2018Reliable predictions of sugarcane crop response to climate change are necessary to plan adaptation strategies for the South African sugarcane industry. The objective was to estimate expected changes in sugarcane yields, water use and irrigation ...Read more