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South African Journal of Botany

Elsevier (Netherlands)

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The South African Journal of Botany publishes original papers that deal with the classification, biodiversity, morphology, physiology, molecular biology, ecology, biotechnology, ethnobotany and other botanically related aspects of species that are of importance to southern Africa. Manuscripts dealing with significant new findings on other species of the world and general botanical principles will also be considered and are encouraged.

Plant ecology

Biodiversity, conservation

Plant biology

Plant genetics

Open access

Author-paid optional open access

Self-archiving

Sherpa Romeo

Publication languages

English

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Abbreviated title (ISO)

S. Afr. J. Bot.

ISSN L

0254-6299

Frequency

4 issues/year (Quarterly)

Additional information

Embargo : 24 mois après publication de l'article, la version post-print peut être déposée sur une archive ouverte (ex : Agritrop).

Article types

Research articles
Reviews
Special issues
Technical articles
Minireviews
Research notes

Publishing costs

Cost of optional open access

2750 $. Pour les Ciradiens, aucun coût à payer suite à un accord national pour la période 2024-2027 (https://intranet-dist.cirad.fr/publier/choisir-la-revue/accords-cirad-editeurs). (updated 07/11/2024)

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Deposit recommended

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https://www.elsevier.com/authors/tools-and-resources/research-data/data-base-linking#repositories

Water competition in the soil by rootstocks is used to assess drought tolerance in citrus. Rodrigues de Oliveira Sousa A., Coelho Filho M.A., Rodrigues da Silva A., Marques dos Santos L., de Carvalho Silva M., Silva da Cruz E., da Silva Ledo C.A., dos Santos Soares Filho W., Cardoso Costa M.G., Micheli F., Da Silva Gesteira A.. 2024. South African Journal of Botany, 164 DOI : 10.1016/j.sajb.2023.11.036

Adaptive management in restoration initiatives: Lessons learned from some of South Africa's projects. Moyo H.P., Slotow R., Rouget M., Mugwedi L.F., Douwes E., Tsvuura Z., Tshabalala T.. 2021. South African Journal of Botany, 139 DOI : 10.1016/j.sajb.2021.03.016

Can an El Niño induced drought hamper the reforestation of the subtropical forest?. Mugwedi L.F., Rouget M., Egoh B., Sershen, Ramdhani S., Slotow R., Moyo H.P.. 2021. South African Journal of Botany, 141 DOI : 10.1016/j.sajb.2021.04.024

Composition of weed communities in seasonally flooded rice environments in East Africa is determined by altitude. Irakiza R., Makokha D., Malombe I., Le Bourgeois T., Chitiki A.K., Rodenburg J.. 2021. South African Journal of Botany, 140 DOI : 10.1016/j.sajb.2021.04.001

Antibacterial activities of fourteen medicinal plants from the endemic plant diversity of Madagascar. Razafintsalama V.E., Ralambonirina Rasoarivelo S.T., Randriamialinoro F., Ranarivelo L., Rakotonandrasana S.R., Petit T., Sarter S.. 2017. South African Journal of Botany, 112 DOI : 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.06.006

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Last updated : 07/11/2024

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