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A study site in the Luangwa district, south-eastern part of Lusaka Province was used for an investigation of the impact of human activities on indigenous woody vegetation.Evidence obtained from the review of literature and initial field reconnaissance suggested that the observed changes and...

Species of indigenous Zambian trees and shrubs were examined, with a view to their possible use in agroforestry land-use systems.There are a few leguminous species which germinate without any pre-treatment. These include Sesbania macrantha, Tephrosia vogelii, Bauhinia petersiana etc, but...

Miombo is the most dominant vegetation type in Zambia and covers 53% of the country. It is dominated by species of Brachystegia, Julbernadia and Isoberlinia. In the study area, pockets of other vegetation types like the munga may be found within Hie miombo, especially along drainage lines. Munga...

A Vegetation survey was carried out within a 300 km area around Gwabi on the Zambian side of the middle Zambezi Valley with emphasis on regenerating fields abandoned after clearing. Information was collected on the previous and present status of such fields. The Braun-Blanquet phytosociological...

A research study on sorghiun (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) production under small scale farming was conducted in Chiawa, during the 1993/94 cropping season. It consisted of three components, namely the weed flora survey, the socio-economic weed management survey and a field trial. The main...