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Characterising bunches with machine vision
Things move fast during harvest season. Table-grape growers must have reliable information on bunch characteristics for each block to ensure the fruit is prepared and handled optimally. This requires ongoing assessment in each vineyard – a time-consuming and labour-intensive activity.
Valencia selections on two rootstocks in Mbombela
The Mbombela area represents a mid- to mid-late Valencia production area in SA due to its unique climatic conditions. These include optimal heat units during flower and fruit set periods after winter, to stimulate a good fruit set.
Mites in pome and stone fruit
“I think people sometimes forget that a mite is not an insect,” says Dr Davina Saccaggi. “It reacts differently, so you shouldn’t be treating it the same way.” Saccaggi is an entomologist and acarologist – she specialises in the study of plant-parasitic insects and mites – with Citrus Research International. So, if mites aren’t insects, what are they? And how should growers approach their control?
EDITOR’S LETTER
Joining hands to curb hunger
Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) is the United Nations’ goal to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture” by 2030. In 2025, the glaring lag in achieving SDG2 is largely due to extreme weather events, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, food price surges, and geopolitical disruptions. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI) reports on the causes and impacts of food price inflation, examines its effects on different food groups and diet affordability, and offers effective policy interventions to help countries end hunger, food insecurity, and all forms of malnutrition. Its latest assessment of world hunger – measured by the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) – shows signs of improvement in recent years, largely driven by Asia, Southern Asia and South America. Between 638 and 720 million people (up to 8.8% of the global population) faced hunger in 2024, representing…
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