AgriculturePlantation fires: What to do with burnt trees?Engela DuvenageMay 4, 2015 by Engela DuvenageMay 4, 2015 It has been an exceptional fire season in the Cape, with many hectares of fynbos veld and plantations being burnt. The skeletons of many trees...
Health & MedicalTesting for anti-HIV drugs – one indigenous plant at a timeEngela DuvenageApril 16, 2014April 14, 2014 by Engela DuvenageApril 16, 2014April 14, 2014 An indigenous grey-leaved shrub called poplar helichrysum has helped medical plant scientist Dr Heino Heyman to develop a technique that speeds up the sifting process...