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Table K9: Common grasses in Natal/KwaZulu found on wet soils (continued).
Botanical name Common name
Poa annua Annual bluegrass
Setaria chevalieri Broadleaved setaria
Setaria sphacelata Golden setaria
Stenotaphrum secundatum Coastal buffalo grass
Source:
Note:
After Tainton, N.M., Bransby, DJ. and Booysen, P. de V., 1979. Common
Veld and Pasture Grasses of Natal, Shuter and Shooter, Pietermaritzburg,
198 p.
The above publication discusses grass species in forests and forest margins,
as well as species found in compacted, shallow, fertile and sandy soils.
Species typical of sweet, mixed and sour open grassveld are also outlined..
Grasses found on old lands, and in overgrazed and over-rested veld are
likewise listed. Summer and winter pasture grasses plus grasses typical of
the 11 bioclimatic groups are described. The following publication also
provides a list of grasses as indicator species with regard to the general
condition of soils, as well as species typical of soil and veld types: Du Toit,
P.C.V., 1986. The grassveld types of South Africa: their distribution,
characteristics and management, with particular reference to Natal, Cedara
Report No. N/A/86/7, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply (Natal
Region), Cedara, 21 p. + app.
11.17 Some primary publications on groundwater in South Africa*
11.17.1 General
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Anonymous, 1986. Management of the Water Resources of the Republic of South
Africa, Department of Water Affairs, Pretoria, various pages.
Anonymous, 1987. Borehole WaterAssociation of Southern Africa: minimum code
of practice for borehole construction and pump installation, Borehole Water
Association of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 19 p. (Advisory publications are
Numerous technical reports on a variety of groundwater issues are available from the Directorate of
Geohydrology, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Pretoria - see the bibliographic database.
The Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, has
likewise produced a considerable number of publications. The Institute however, has not undertaken
any groundwater surveys in NatallKwaZulu.