Technical Articles in this Edition
December 2019 / January 2020
Thrips Management in Table Grapes
Many growers struggle with thrips management because thrips are extremely small insects (1.5 - 2mm long) that are difficult to…
December 2019 / January 2020
Cheeky® – A ten-year perspective
In the 1990s the first blushed pear varieties were grown in SA, which has since become the market leader for…
December 2019 / January 2020
Bakgatboord Series – African Delight at St Kilda Farm
Despite the intense heat in the 2018/2019 season, the plum farm St Kilda in Bonnievale still managed to produce a…
December 2019 / January 2020
The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer – Hortgro is Proactive
Hortgro is in the final stages of securing fund-ing for a new research project that will look at the ability…
December 2019 / January 2020
Soil Preparation for peak and sustainable grapevine performance – Part 2
Johan van Zyl and Eduard Hoffman from the Soil Science Department, Stellenbosch University, authored a newly published book titled Soil…