December 2021 / January 2022
Water quality for irrigation of citrus trees
In light of decreasing availability and quality of water used for irrigation of citrus in SA, producers are investigating new water sources.
February / March 2022
Water stress increases sunburn
Researchers investigate the impact of different irrigation strategies on water stress and sunburn in Cripps Pink apples.
February / March 2024
Watergebruik Van Tafeldruif-wingerd Onder Nette Oranjeriviergebied
SA is ʼn waterskaars land, met ʼn langtermyn gemiddelde jaarlikse reënval van 470 mm. Deur Eunice Avenant (SU) en Jan Avenant (voorheen van LNR Infruitec-Nietvoorbij) Alle kommersiële tafeldruifwingerde in SA word besproei, omdat die gemiddelde jaarlikse reënval te laag is…
December 2025 / January 2026
Wees verstandig omtrent volhoubare grondbestuur
“As mens omsien na jou grond se welsyn dan is die natuurlike uitvloeisel dat die produktiwiteit van die grond sal verbeter,” het grondkundige dr. Pieter Raath by die 2025 SATI Table Talk in Paarl gesê. “En dit dra by tot ’n goeie omgewing vir ons en ons nageslag om in te lewe.”
April / May 2023
Welcome to the digital orchard
Ecophysiologists join forces with engineers to support precision orchard management.
February / March 2024
Weltevrede
“In die laaste 10 jaar wat ek hier is, was daar nog nie een jaar of een blok waar ek kan sê droogte ’n effek op die produksie of kwaliteit van ons oes gehad het nie,” vertel Recardo Vrey, produksiebestuurder by Arborlane Landgoed se Weltevrede-plaas in die Koue Bokkeveld.
Weltevrede het ongeveer 86 hektaar appel- en peerboorde. “Een van die groot uitdagings hier is water,” sê Vrey. “Ons water kom bo uit die berg – ons is uit-en-uit afhanklik van reën.”
June / July 2024
What drives cluster uniformity?
How plant hormones and flower size interact to decide the fate of individual berries in a cluster. By Anna Mouton Table-grape consumers prefer bunches where all the berries are the same size. Diminutive berries – known as shot berries –…
April / May 2024
Why table-grape growers should care about leafroll
Leafroll is internationally recognised as the most important virus disease of grapevines, but South African table-grape growers still underesti- mate its potential impact. By Anna Mouton Grapevine leafroll disease is caused by a group of viruses called Grapevine leafroll-associated viruses,…
April / May 2023
WINDBREAKS increased focus needed
South-easterly winds in the Western Cape in the latter part of the year, can be especially damaging to young mandarin fruit
August / September 2021
Winterdormansie 101 – Hoe werk dit en hoekom maak dit saak?
Die voorvaders van moderne appels is waarskynlik afkomstig van een of ander snerpende helling op die grense van Kazakstan. Hulle het winterdormansie ontwikkel om ysige koue te oorleef.
August / September 2024
Year-round food for bees
WWF wants more people to step up and help support pollinators. By Anna Mouton The deciduous-fruit pollination season lasts only a few weeks, but bees must eat 12 months a year. Finding suitable forage sites is a major headache for…