Soil and forage mineral status and farmers' perceptions of livestock husbandry and rangeland management practices in two communal coastal areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMatshawule,Sinethemba
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-24T07:13:03Z
dc.date.available2025-06-24T07:13:03Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.descriptionMasters Theses
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to determine the mineral status in the soil, forage and farmer's perceptions. of livestock husbandry and rangeland management in two communal coastal areas (Dyamdyam and Machibi) of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In each area, grass and soil samples were collected from three grazing sites located around homesteads. On each study site two homogeneous vegetation units of 20 m x 50 m was marked and six 0.25 m2 quadrants were laid randomly in each HVU to record vegetation and soil data during summer and winter seasons. Herbaceous species found within each quadrant were identified, counted, their height and tuft diameter measured and eventually harvested. Herbaceous species were also classified according to their palatability, life form and ecological status.
dc.identifier.citationMatshawule,S.(2015).Soil and forage mineral status and farmers' perceptions of livestock husbandry and rangeland management practices in two communal coastal areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.Alice.University of Fort Hare.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/2919
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hare
dc.relation.ispartofseriesN/A
dc.subjectFORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING::Soil science
dc.titleSoil and forage mineral status and farmers' perceptions of livestock husbandry and rangeland management practices in two communal coastal areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
dc.typeThesis

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
MA_Matshawule_S_Livestock and Pasture_201512.pdf
Size:
9.89 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Theses And Dissertations