South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Aims & Scope

The South African Journal of Plant and Soil publishes original articles and commentaries on research on fundamental and applied soil and plant sciences in agricultural production systems.

The journal has a geographical focus on the African continent but welcomes contributions from other parts of the world in case studies are of wider international significance.

Original research papers, short communications including germplasm registrations, relevant book reviews, commentaries on papers recently published, opinion pieces, and systematic review articles will be considered for publication in the Journal.

Manuscripts considered may address aspects of: Agronomic and horticultural research including breeding and genetics, cultivar evaluation, management, nutrition, physiology, production, and quality; Soil Science research including biology, chemistry, classification, fertility, mineralogy, pedology and hydropedology, physics, and soil and land evaluation of agricultural and urban ecosystems; Weed Science research including biological control agents, biology, ecology, genetics, herbicide resistance and herbicide-resistant crops, and physiology and molecular action of herbicides and plant growth regulators; Agro-climatology; Agro-ecology; Forage, pasture and turfgrass science including production and utilisation; Plant–soil systems modelling; Plant–microbe interactions; Plant–pest interactions; Plant–soil relationships.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Genotype × environment interaction of winter wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in South Africa: II. Stability analysis of yield performance

  Citation: 400

  Authors: J. L., Hesta, C. S.

• First report of field resistance by the stem borer, <i>Busseola fusca</i> (Fuller) to Bt-transgenic maize

  Citation: 273

  Authors: J. B.J.

• A growth model for sugar-cane based on a simple carbon balance and the CERES-Maize water balance

  Citation: 94

  Authors: N. G.

• Advances in soil erosion, soil conservation, land suitability evaluation and land use planning research in South Africa, 1978–2003

  Citation: 77

  Authors: M. C.

• Growth, phenological and yield responses of a bambara groundnut (<i>Vigna subterranea</i>(L.) Verdc.) landrace to imposed water stress under field conditions

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Tafadzwanashe, Albert T

• The primary site of aluminium injury in the root of<i>Zea mays</i>L.

  Citation: 54

  Authors: R. J., C. M., M. V.

• Aluminium uptake sites in the primary root of <i>Zea mays</i> L.

  Citation: 52

  Authors: R. J., C. M., M. V.

• Genetic variability in cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i>(L.) Walp.) genotypes

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Abe S, Patrick O, Willem S, Sunette M

• Sorghum production systems and constraints, and coping strategies under drought-prone agro-ecologies of Ethiopia

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Beyene A, Hussein A, Pangirayi, Fentahun, Mark D, Dawit Getnet

• A review of conservation agriculture research in South Africa

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Corrie M, Lourens H, Hendrik J