Molecular resolution of the genetic variability of major viruses infecting sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.J. Sivparsad ◽  
A. Gubba
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Ipomoea Batatas ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals CULTURAL IDENTITY, TRADITION, AND THE RITUAL KILLING OF BULLS – A NOTE ON A RECENT DECISION OF THE FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL ON THE LEGALITY OF BULLFIGHTING

Obiter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Peté ◽  
Angela Crocker
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
The Other ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Public Controversy ◽  
Legal Challenge ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Republic

In a recent two-part article in this journal, the authors of this note analysed the controversy surrounding the ritual bull-killing which takes place during the Ukweshwama “first fruits” ceremony held each year in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. While much of the Ukweshwama ceremony is uncontroversial, the ritual killing of a bull by young Zulu warriors with their bare hands attracted strong opposition from certain animal-rights groups, which resulted in legal action and public controversy. The authors attempted to disentangle the different legal, historical, political and philosophical strands which combined to make up a complex story about the place of ancient rituals in the modern world, particularly those involving animal sacrifice. They also attempted to situate the controversy around the Ukweshwama bull-killing ritual within a contemporary global context, by comparing and contrasting the Zulu bull-killing ceremony on the one hand, and Spanish bullfighting on the other. The purpose of the present note is to report on recent developments in what is a global debate on the place of ancient rituals which involve the ritual killing of animals, within modern constitutional democracies. In particular, this note will examine and discuss the outcome of a recent legal challenge brought before the Constitutional Council of the Republic of France by certain animal-welfare groups in that country. The challenge was directed at bringing an end to a legal exception which operates in certain parts of the country – that is, those with an uninterrupted local tradition of bullfighting – excluding bullfighting from the provisions of animal-welfare legislation. The legal, political and cultural issues which arise as a result of this legal challenge are of relevance to those in South Africa who are concerned, one way or the other, about the future of the annual Ukweshwama bull-killing ritual in KwaZulu-Natal. Like it or not, although the bull-killing rituals which take place in the South of France and in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa are very different, the similarities between the rituals and their impact on broader society (legally, politically and culturally), are such that they cannot be ignored. The authors make a similar point in relation to the links between Spanish bullfighting and the Ukweshwama bull-killing ritual.

Cladocerans of the Alona affinis (Leydig, 1860) group from South Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 1990 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTEM YU SINEV
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
African Populations ◽  
Alona Affinis ◽  
The Republic

Study of South African populations of chydorid cladocerans in the Alona affinis-group (Anomopoda: Chydoridae) revealed two closely related species, Alona affinis (Leydig, 1860) and a second, previously unknown, species A. martensi sp. n. No significant differences were seen between South African and Eurasian populations of A. affinis sensu stricto. A. martensi sp. n. differs from other species of the affinis-group by a shorter spine on the basal segment of antennal exopodite, and can be distinguished from A. affinis by a number of additional morphological characters. A. affinis is distributed mainly in the East and South regions of the Republic of South Africa, and is less frequented in this region. Confined mainly to artificial water bodies its presence may be human-mediated. A. martensi sp. n. sems to be endemic to the Drakensberg mountains within the borders of the KwaZulu-Natal Province and Lesotho.

scholarly journals Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) as a drought tolerant and food security crop

2015 ◽  
Vol Volume 111 (Number 11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nozipho M. Motsa ◽  
Albert T. Modi ◽  
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi ◽  
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◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Ipomoea Batatas ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Negative Effect

Abstract Sweet potato is an important ‘indigenised’ root crop in South Africa. It features prominently in smallholder cropping systems because of its versatility, drought tolerance and positive role in food security. It outranks most staple crops in vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and protein content. Much information is available on sweet potato as a drought tolerant and food security crop, but critical reviews that link its drought tolerance with food security are lacking. We review sweet potato as a food security crop, focusing on mechanisms associated with drought. We conclude that the crop has great potential in the light of imminent challenges associated with drought as a negative effect of climate change.

scholarly journals Plume moths in the protected areas of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Peter Ustjuzhanin ◽  
Vasiliy Kovtunovich ◽  
Pavel Udovichenko ◽  
Adrian Armstrong ◽  
Alexander Streltzov
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Republic ◽  
First Time

The article gives 70 Pterophoridae species of nature reserves and national parks of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. New taxonomic combinations are revealed, new data on the distribution of Plume moths in the Republic of South Africa are indicated. New generic combinations were established for two species of Marasmarcha ammonias (Meyrick, 1909) and Sphenarches erythrodactylus (Fletcher, 1911). 7 species are recorded for the first time for the province of KwaZulu Natal.

scholarly journals Hesperoides, a new “hairy” flea beetle genus from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

2017 ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Biondi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Flea Beetle ◽  
Extensor Tendon ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Republic

Hesperoides afromeridionalis gen. nov. and sp. nov. from the Republic of South Africa (Western and Eastern Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal) is described. Despite some similarities with Hespera Weise, it exhibits major affinities with the genera attributed to the subtribe Aphthonini, especially with Aphthona Chevrolat and Montiaphthona Scherer. Data on distribution are supplied, along with preliminary ecological notes. Photomicrographs of main morphological characters, including male and female genitalia, and metafemoral extensor tendon are provided. Key to the six “hairy” flea beetle genera occurring in sub-Saharan African and their habitus photos are also given.

scholarly journals Molecular Characterization of Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) Isolates from Easter Island, French Polynesia, New Zealand, and Southern Africa

Plant Disease ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 93 (9) ◽  
pp. 933-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rännäli ◽  
V. Czekaj ◽  
R. A. C. Jones ◽  
J. D. Fletcher ◽  
R. I. Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Ipomoea Batatas ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Easter Island ◽  
Mottle Virus ◽  
Sweet Potato Virus ◽  
First Time

Strains of Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV; Potyvirus; Potyviridae) infecting sweet-potato (Ipomoea batatas) in Oceania, one of the worlds' earliest sweetpotato-growing areas, and in southern Africa were isolated and characterized phylogenetically by analysis of the coat protein (CP) encoding sequences. Sweetpotato plants from Easter Island were co-infected with SPFMV strains C and EA. The EA strain isolates from this isolated location were related phylogenetically to those from Peru and East Africa. Sweetpotato plants from French Polynesia (Tahiti, Tubuai, and Moorea) were co-infected with SPFMV strains C, O, and RC in different combinations, whereas strains C and RC were detected in New Zealand. Sweetpotato plants from Zimbabwe were infected with strains C and EA and those from Cape Town, South Africa, with strains C, O, and RC. Co-infections with SPFMV strains and Sweet potato virus G (Potyvirus) were common and, additionally, Sweet potato chlorotic fleck virus (Carlavirus) was detected in a sample from Tahiti. Taken together, occurrence of different SPFMV strains was established for the first time in Easter Island, French Polynesia, and New Zealand, and new strains were detected in Zimbabwe and the southernmost part of South Africa. These results from the Southern hemisphere reflect the anticipated global distribution of strains C, O, and RC but reveal a wider distribution of strain EA than was known previously.

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