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Wasps and Bees in Southern Africa

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Wasps and bees in southern Africa by Sarah K. Gess and Friedrich W. Gess Published by SANBI Publishing as SANBI Biodiversity Series 24, April 2014 In this work, the authors have compiled all that is known for southern Africa of the biology of wasps and bees, important pollinators and predators, and have shown how agricultural […]

Katte

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Katte Deur Yolanda Wessels Katte, ʼn handleiding vir verantwoordelike kateienaars in Suid-Afrika deur Yolanda Wessels is die eerste eenvoudige, praktiese en moderne A-Z van katte, geskryf in Afrikaans vir die Suid-Afrikaanse kateienaar.

Jane’s Delicious Herbs

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Jane’s Delicious Herbs By Jane Griffiths Jane Griffiths, South Africa’s organic gardening guru, provides a wealth of practical information on growing and using nearly eighty different herbs. From creative ideas for herb garden design, to hands-on advice for setting up and maintaining an organic herb garden, this definitive guide is clearly laid out with hundreds […]

Guide to Plant families of Southern Africa

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Published by SANBI Publishing (South African National Biodiversity Institute) as Strelitzia 31, first edition August 2013, second edition April 2014 Southern Africa has a total of 225 plant families with the 52 largest families covering over 90% of the flora. The large number of plant species in this region (ca. 24 000) makes identification to […]

Grow Proteas

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The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has published a new edition of the book Grow Proteas, one of the titles in the widely acclaimed Kirstenbosch Gardening Series.