{"id":2450,"date":"2026-11-06T09:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T07:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kzndarddev.kznsshf.gov.za\/?page_id=2450"},"modified":"2026-11-11T15:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:22:32","slug":"research-reports-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzndard.gov.za\/?page_id=2450","title":{"rendered":"Research Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2450\" class=\"elementor elementor-2450\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f1078 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-c8f1078-0030fba \" data-id=\"c8f1078\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c8f1078\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d026abf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d026abf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Report-for-a-ram-pump-and-irrigation-system-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report for a Ram Pump and Irrigation System<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Report-on-Southern-Africa-Phytosanitary-Inspection-Workshop-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report on Southern Africa Phytosanitary Inspection Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Uthukela_Post_Liming_Report-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fertility Status of Land in uThukela District Post Liming and Soil Fertility Programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/A_REVIEW_OF_THE_PRINCIPLES_OF_VELD_MANAGEMENT_AND_THE_CONSEQUENCES_OF_POOR_VELD_MANAGEMENT-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Review of the Principles of Veld Management and the Consequences of Poor Veld Management<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ATTRIBUTES-OF-AN-IDEAL-GREEN-MAIZE-HYBRID-AND-PRODUCTION-CONSTRAINTS-IN-KWAZULU-NATAL-SOUTH-AFRICA-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attributes of an ideal Green Maize Hybrid and Production Constraints in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CEDARA_PLANT_DISEASE_CLINIC-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cedara Plant Disease Clinic<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Growth-rates-of-pigs-fed-on-incremental-levels-of-Acacia-tortilis-leaf-meal-BASED-DIETS-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Growth Rates of Pigs Fed on incremental levels of Acacia Tortilis Leaf Meal-based Diets<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DRY_BEAN_CULTIVARS_FOR_KWAZULU_NATAL-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dry Bean Cultivars for KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Essential_Oil_production_in_KwaZulu_Natal_Tree_Tea-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essential Oil production in KwaZulu-Natal (Tree Tea)<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/LIVING_WITH_TICKS-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living with Ticks<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MULCH-EFFECT-ON-WEED-GROWTH-SOIL-MOISTURE-YIELD-AND-YIELD-COMPONENTS-OF-GROUNDNUTS-UNDER-THE-CONDITIONS-OF-KZN-PROVICE-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mulch-effect on Weed Growth, Soil Moisture, Yield and yield components of Groundnuts under the conditions of KwaZulu-Natal Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MULTI-SEASON_MAIZE_CULTIVARS_FOR_KWAZULU-NATAL-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multi-season Maize Cultivars for KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/POTATO_PRODUCTION_FOR_SMALL_SCALE_FARMERS-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Potato Production for Small-scale Farmers<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/REVITALIZATION_AND_PRESERVATION_OF_THE_IMVU_IN_KWAZULU_NATAL-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revitalization and Preservation of the (Imvu) in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SMALL_SCALE_DAIRY_SYSTEM-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Small-scale Dairy System<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SOIL_ACIDITY_AND_NITROGEN_STUDIES_UNDER_NO_TILL_MAIZE_IN_KWAZULU_NATAL-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil Acidity and Nitrogen Studies under No-till Maize in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SWEET_POTATO_VINE_MULTIPLICATION_FOR_SMALL-SCALE_FARMERS_IN_KZN-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweet Potato Vine Multiplication for Small-Scale Farmers in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/THE-EFFECTS-OF-DIFFERENT-PLANTING-POPULATIONS-AND-CORRESPONDING-SEEDING-RATES-ON-CHICORY-Cichorium-intybus-L.-YIELD-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The effects of different Planting Populations and corresponding Seeding rates on Chicory (Cichorium Intybus l.) yield<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/THE_PRODUCTION_OF_SWEET_POTATOES-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The production of Sweet Potatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/THE_UNTOLD_STORY_OF_THE_PIG_FARMING_SECTOR_OF_RURAL_KWAZULU-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The untold story of the Pig Farming Sector of rural KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/THE_USE_OF_ALLELOPATHY_IN_A_WEED_MANAGEMENT_STRATEGY-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The use of Allelopathy in a Weed Management strategy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/TILLAGE-AND-CARBON-DYNAMICS-IN-KWAZULU-NATALS-SMALL-SCALE-FARMING-SYSTEMS-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tillage and Carbon Dynamics in KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s small-scale Farming Systems<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/VEGETABLE_SOYBEAN_PRODUCTION-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegetable Soybean Production<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/WINTER_COVER_CROPS_FOR_MAIZE_SILAGE_PRODUCTION-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter cover crops for Maize Silage Production<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Research_Projects_Approved_in_2013-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Projects Approved in 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Research_and_Demonstration_Projects_2013-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research and Demonstration Projects 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/A-New-Look-at-Tick-Control-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Look at Tick Control in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Acid-Soils-and-Liming-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acid Soils and Liming<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Allelopathy-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allelopathy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Bananas-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bananas in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Cashmere-Production-from-Goats-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cashmere Production from Goats<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Constraints-to-Small-scale-Goat-Production-in-KZN-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constraints to Small-scale Goat Production in KZN<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Crop Residues for Animal Feeding<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Cyperus-Esculentus-Yelloow-Nutsedge-Geel-Uintjie-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyperus Esculentus &#8211; Yellow Nutsedge Geel Uintjie<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Cyperus-Rotundus-Purple-Nutsedge-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyperus Rotundus &#8211; Purple Nutsedge<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Electric-Fencing-in-Agriculture-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electric Fencing in Agriculture<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Establishment-of-Kikuyu-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Establishment of Kikuyu<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Farming-with-Fish-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farming with Fish<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Feedlot-options-for-Small-scale-Farmers-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feedlot options for Small-scale Farmers<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fertilizer-usage-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fertilizer usage in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fertilizers-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fertilizers<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fodder-Radish-Japanese-Radish-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fodder Radish (Japanese Radish)<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Forage-Sorghum-Cultivars-Evaluation-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forage Sorghum Cultivars &#8211; Evaluation<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Goat-Production-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goat Production in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grazing-Capacity-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grazing Capacity<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grey-Leaf-Spot-of-Maize-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grey Leaf Spot of Maize<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Imvu-The-Indigenous-sheep-of-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imvu &#8211; The Indigenous sheep of KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Insect-Pests-of-Maize-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insect Pests of Maize in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intercropping-of-Sugarcane-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intercropping of Sugarcane<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Liming-and-Soil-Fertility-Programme-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liming and Soil Fertility Programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Lucerne-Production-and-Marketing-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucerne Production and Marketing<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Maize-Cowpea-Intercropping-Research-at-Impendhle-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maize &#8211; Cowpea Intercropping Research at Impendhle<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/No-till-impact-on-Soil-and-Soil-Organic-Carbon-Erosion-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No-till impact on Soil and Soil Organic Carbon Erosion<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Pastures-for-Cows-and-Calves-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pastures for Cows and Calves<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Production-of-Cowpeas-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Production of Cowpeas in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Protect-your-Cabbage-Crop-from-Aphids-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protect your Cabbage Crop from Aphids<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Reproduction-in-Livestock-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reproduction in Livestock<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Soil-Acidity-and-Liming-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil Acidity and Liming in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Subsistence-Dairying-in-KZN-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subsistence Dairying in KZN<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Subsistence-Dairying-in-the-Hot-Humid-areas-of-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subsistence Dairying in the Hot Humid areas of KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Use-of-Electric-Fencing-in-Agriculture-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use of Electric Fencing in Agriculture<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Using-Fertilizer-in-KwaZulu-Natal-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Fertilizer in KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Using-manures-to-supply-plant-nutrients-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using manures to supply plant nutrients<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Uthukela-Post-Liming-Report-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uthukela Post Liming Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Reports Report for a Ram Pump and Irrigation System Report on Southern Africa Phytosanitary Inspection Workshop The Fertility Status of Land in uThukela District Post Liming and Soil Fertility Programme A Review of the Principles of Veld Management and the Consequences of Poor Veld Management Attributes of an ideal Green Maize Hybrid and Production 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