Publications by authors named "Samalesu Mayonde"

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  • The study used multispectral Sentinel-2 images to map invasive plant infestations across three rivers in the Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Two algorithms, Random Forest (RF) and Support Vector Machine (SVM), were employed to classify and estimate the distribution of these invasives, achieving accuracies of 87.83% and 86.31%, respectively.
  • The results indicated that the Olifants River had the highest infestation, while the Leeu River showed the least, confirming the effectiveness of these methods for mapping invasive species.
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Heavy metal polluted soils can be remediated using plants, a process called phytoremediation. However, high concentrations of heavy metals can negatively affect plant physiology and growth. We experimentally evaluated the effects of cadmium (Cd) on the growth, (i.

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