Zimbabwe is a country where rainfall is unreliable and its frequency and intensity has decreased for the last ten years now. This is affecting the growth of crops especial for most smallholder farmers who are depending on rain fed agriculture. In order to improve maize productivity in the areas affected …

Afstudeerscriptie naar de haalbaarheid en baten van multifunctionele kunstgrasvelden op wedstrijdniveau.

Functieverandering is een instrument om de landschappelijke kwaliteit te verbeteren door vrijkomende agrarische bebouwing te verwijderen uit het landelijk gebied. In ruil hiervoor wordt aan initiatiefnemers de mogelijkheid geboden om gebouwen te hergebruiken als woning en/of nieuwe wooneenheden te realiseren. …

Eight new primer sets were designed for PCR detection of (i) mono-oxygenase and dioxygenase gene sequences involved in initial attack of bacterial aerobic BTEX degradation and of (ii) catechol 2,3-dioxygenase gene sequences responsible for meta-cleavage of the aromatic ring. The new primer sets allowed …

Field experiments were carried out in 1991 and 1992 on sandy soil highly infested with the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida. Half the trial area was fumigated with nematicide to establish two levels of nematode density. Three levels of soil compaction were made by different combinations of artificial …