Pretoria Region Research Articles

Phloeospora irregularis associated with lesions on Rhus pendulina

Phloeospora irregularis is reported as an obligate parasite of Rhus pendulina from the Pretoria region, Transvaal, South Africa. The morphology was studied with light microscopy, SEM and TEM. A Phoma sp. is described as synanamorph. Variations in fungal morphology from that reported previously are described.

Die evaluering van vyftien doringlose turksvykultivars (<i>Opuntia ficus-indica<i/> (L.) Mill.) vir varsvrugteproduksie in die Pretoriagebied

Fifteen spineless prickly pear cultivars (Opuntia ficus-indica) were evaluated for three successive seasons at the University of Pretoria Research Farm. Yields were recorded and external and internal fruit quality factors were identified and considered. Following this investigation, minimum standards were suggested and the cultivars under review were compared. The cultivars Morado, Algerian, Fusicaulis van Heerden, Fresno, Mexican and Nudosa met all or most of the standards set. It is concluded that for fresh fruit production these cultivars are best suited for planting in the Pretoria region and in areas with similar climatic conditions.

ReligioUs Beliefs and Ethnocentrism

In 1990 the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa denounced publicly the ethnocentric system of apartheid as sin. The question is whether this official concession implies that ethnocentrism and apartheid have disappeared in the conciousness of ordinary perople. In order to answer this question a select sample of white South Africans in the Pretoria region was investigated with regard to their attitudes concerning ethnocentrism and apartheid as well as their relation to the Christian faith and the church. For reasons of comparison the results of the research into an a-select sample of the Dutch population, which is known because of its relatively low degree of ethnocentrism, have been added to that.