Four field experiments were conducted to study the effect of Sesbania rostrata and Aeschynomene afraspera as rotational and green manure crops on the population dynamics of Hirschmanniella mucronata and H. oryzae, and subsequent rice yields. The sequential cropping of the legumes with rice controlled both nematode species. In two experiments, yield of rice was related to the nematode population...

Background: The Vhembe region of the Limpopo province has a rich tradition of medicinal plants use. Traditionally, boiled roots of Ziziphus mucronata are used in the treatment of boils, general swelling and other skin infections. A combination of leaf paste and root infusion treats measles, dysentery, chest complains, and gland swelling. Pterocarpus angolensis is famous for the treatment of men...

Type specimens of seven nominal species of sawfly described by Edward Newman and one by Charles Healy were studied. This material is housed in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, United Kingdom. The following new synonymies are proposed (valid names in parentheses): Hartigia Schiødte, 1839 (Phylloecus Newman, 1838), Cephus helleri Taschenberg, 1871 (Phylloecus faunus Newman, 1838) ...

We review the status of rare kaon decays, concentrating on modes with sensitivity to short-distance flavour physics. Invited Talk presented at the 3rd Workshop on Physics and Detectors for Daphne (DAΦNE 99), Frascati, 16-19 Nov. 1999

This paper concerns a biorobotic system based on fuzzy logic to diagnose and monitor the neuro-psycho-physical conditions of an individual . The system, called Daphne, is characterized by a small dimension design; userfriendly hardware and software mean that even non-experts will be able to use this device. Furthermore, thanks to its design concept, the system can be used not only for medical a...

Mangrove plants are popularized for their edible and vital source of food. Mangroves in Pulau Sembilan, Langkat, North Sumatra, Indonesia were supported by the high plant diversity. These major tree species provided mangrove fruits annually assist finding a new variety functional food materials. Bioprospecting was denoted exploration bioresources material to useful derived products. The present...