Technical Articles in this Edition
February / March 2019
The South African Persimmon under the microscope
Dark spots investigated As the major producer of the persimmon fruit in the Southern Hemisphere, South Africa supplements the international…
February / March 2019
Mass-culture of entomopathogenic nematodes for the biological control of grapevine insect pests
Since the groundbreaking release of Rachel Carlson’s book, Silent Spring, in 1962, and the surmounting evidence showing the dangers of…
February / March 2019
Penicillium rot of nectarine and plum
Introduction The South African stone fruit industry has a turn-over of R2.7 billion (Hortgro, 2018). Roughly 286.8 thousand tons of…
February / March 2019
Comparison of standard 11-mm penetrometer plungers against 8-mm plungers to establish the optimum harvest maturity of late season nectarines using flesh firmness as indices
V. A. DE KOCK ExperiCo (Agri Research Solutions), Stellenbosch, South Africa E-mail: info@experico.co.za
