Extracts from two plants from Ethiopia, Withania somnifera and Acacia seyal, were evaluated for their potential as natural biopesticides and to study their mode of action. Methanolic extracts of these plants were tested ...

Sewage water microalgae are potential sources of feed stock for the production of biofuel. In this study, six treatment combinations of microbial strains (C, N1 and N2) in single and combined treatments were used in a 5L ...

The traditional use of plant materials for treatment of human ailments dates back to prehistoric times. In this study, the antipathogenic activity of 37 extracts of 23 plant species, which originally were used to control ...

The cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae is one of the most serious insect pests of cabbage in Lesotho. Chemical insecticides for efficient control of this pest are often unaffordable for resource-poor farmers. As a first ...

In Lesotho, agriculture remains a major source of income for more than 80% of rural population. The arable land accounts for about 9% of the total land area and the current crop yields are half the level achieved in the ...

Sewage water (SW) and fresh livestock faeces: Chicken (ChNF), Sheep (SF), and Cattle (CF) were taken randomly from the farm of the National University of Lesotho aseptically during the 2012 academic year. Twenty ml of ...

Free-living diazotrophs play an important role as plant growth promoters by supplementing nitrogen to deficient soils. In this study, six diazotrophic isolates were selected from 36 previously screened diazotrophic isolates ...