Technical Articles in this Edition
Tasty is in the eye of the beholder – How different plants market their fruit to consumers
Marketers and consumers – we’re talking about humans, right? Wrong. Many plants depend on successful marketing for aspects of reproduction, including seed dispersal. And many seed-dispersing animals are discerning consumers of fruit.
From canopy to consumer – Eating experience starts with position on the tree
Consumer preferences matter and growers who want to sell fruit need to know what consumers fancy. They tend to choose fruit based on appearance – at least the first time they try it.
Hoe rooier hoe mooier
Behaal só goeie rooi kleur in appels en pere.
’n Gebrek aan goeie rooi kleur is dikwels die struikelblok wat vrugte ongeskik maak vir uitvoer. Raadpleeg hierdie handige opsomming van praktiese oorwegings om die beste rooi kleur in appels en pere te behaal.
Rooting for red colour
How rootstock selection affects blush in pears Blushed or red pears made up about a third of cartons of pears…
Raar maar waar
Rooi kleur-ontwikkeling in pere Deur Wiehann Steyn Tot onlangs het ons min geweet oor rooi kleur-ontwikkeling in pere. Die algemene…
CRI Postharvest Webinar 2021
With Covid-19 still disrupting our lives, CRI was forced to host the very popular CRI Postharvest Workshops online this year…
The blue-green citrus nibbler
A visitor amongst us By Evans Mauda and Sean Moore (Citrus Research International) Background Chrysomelids, commonly known as leaf beetles,…
UPDATE: Industry-driven evaluation of ARC-bred table grape cultivars
Main Image: Anthony Hill in the evaluation site on his farm, Buffelskraal. In 2016 SATI reached an agreement with the…
The Complexities of Grapevine Breeding
There are several challenges that one may be faced with when breeding novel grapevine cultivars. Chief amongst these is the…