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Revisiting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates of Kikuyu and Kikuyu-Ryegrass Pastures

open access: yes, 2022
Irrigated pastures are used for dairy production in South Africa. Minimum-tillage and nitrogen (N) fertilisation are important management practices for kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) and ryegrass (Lolium spp.) pastures.
Swanepoel, Pieter A.   +2 more
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Periduodenal Tuberculosis masquerading as Annular Pancreas

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2012
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is common in Africa. Nonetheless, isolated duodenal involvement is rare, and is more likely to mimic other causes of duodenal obstruction. We report a patient who succumbed to an isolated mid duodenal tuberculosis, diagnosed
Ongeti K   +3 more
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Prediction of the chemical composition of Cenchrus clandestinus grass using Near Infrared Spectroscopy – NIRS

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
Forage evaluation is important as milk production depends on the availability of highly nutritious forage. The aim of this study was to develop nutrient content prediction equations for kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus), a universally used forage in ...
Rolando Barahona-Rosales   +4 more
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Cultural Threads: An Afrocentric Paradigm for Integrating Social Justice Principles in the Practice of Family Therapy in Africa

open access: yesJournal of Marital and Family Therapy, Volume 52, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Family therapy has been slowly but steadily growing on the African continent. Considering Africa's rich yet complex economic, political, and sociocultural history, it is essential for family therapy practitioners to integrate social justice (SJ) principles into their research, training, and practice of family therapy.
Ronald Asiimwe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Quest for Functional Ingredients for Sustainable Aquaculture Feeds in Sub‐Saharan Africa

open access: yesAquaculture Nutrition, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The aquaculture sector plays a key role in ensuring food and nutritional security as well as fostering economic growth in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). However, as the sector continues to grow, its future faces economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges.
Arnold Ebuka Irabor   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screening of Grasses’ Chemical Composition Variability and Methane Emissions in Colombian Livestock Ecoregions Using Digital Bromatology

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Grasses’ nutritional characteristics and management are fundamental for grazing cattle to guarantee sustainability in tropical conditions. This study aims to analyze the pastures’ chemical composition variability and methane emissions in different Colombian ecoregions and productive activities using digital bromatology data.
Mauricio Vélez-Terranova   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flow of water in a channel lined with kikuyu grass [PDF]

open access: yes, 1964
The retardance effect of kikuyu grass was found to be similar to that of Bermuda grass. In terms of the Stillwater retardance curves, a thick stand of long green kikuyu grass fitted curve B and the same stand of kikuyu grass grazed to an average height ...
Rosser, J.
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Kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus) for dryland salinity management

open access: yes, 2021
Kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus) is a subtropical, perennial C4 grass that is widely used as a pasture and turf. It has some salinity tolerance, and moderate waterlogging tolerance.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
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Spatial Cost–Benefit Analysis of Conservation Agriculture Implementation in Siliana Governorate, Northeast of Tunisia

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, Volume 36, Issue 18, Page 6310-6327, December 2025.
ABSTRACT An investigation was made into the efficiency of conservation agriculture implementation in Siliana governorate, northeast Tunisia, through a spatial cost–benefit analysis using the Desertification Mitigation Cost‐Effectiveness modeling approach (DESMICE).
Mohamed Arbi Abdeladhim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgeon Administered Regional Anaesthetic Blocks For Hand Surgery In Resource Limited Areas

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2011
Introduction: The axillary block was described more than sixty years ago and has since been used in a variety of scenarios. Recently it has been described with the use of ultrasound and nerve stimulators.
Kigera JWM, Schenck R2, MD, FACS
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