Technical Articles in this Edition
February / March 2022
Netting in the northern hemisphere
How are growers in Washington State using protective nets to improve fruit quality?
February / March 2022
Internal heat damage in Laetitia
A research project investigated the interaction between postharvest practices and the expression of internal heat damage in Laetitia plums.
February / March 2022
The quest for greener Grannies
Consumers want uniformly dark green Granny Smith apples without blemishes. What light environment in the canopy will produce this result?
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 2022
The ARC breeding programme Economic benefits for SA’s pear industry
A small-scale pear-breeding programme initiated around 1950 at the then Fruit and Fruit Technology Research Institute and which continues at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
February / March 2022
Finding Answers to pomegranate questions
In SA, the commercial cultivation of pomegranates is still in its infancy, and best practices are still being developed. While learning about what works, researchers are also eliminating what doesn't.
February / March 2022
The Future of Farming
The use of agricultural technologies to improve yield, efficiency, and profitability came under the spotlight during a virtual information day…
February / March 2022
Preharvest Steps to ensuring good postharvest quality
Why do export grapes that have been carefully packed still arrive with problems at their destination?
February / March 2022
Healthy soil and smart irrigation secure sustainable production
Healthy soil remains key to sustainable grape farming. "It is the foundation for everything".
February / March 2022
Plant Tissue Culture helps Fruit Industry Growth
Biotechnology innovations are helping South African fruit producers remain globally competitive by providing them with quality plant material.
February / March 2022
Extension briefs for February and March 2022
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage, André Combrink, Coenraad Fraenkel, Jan Landman and Natasha Jackson (Citrus…
February / March 2022
Efficacy of fruit fly trapping systems in SA
There is a zero tolerance of fruit fly pests in commercial fruit exported from SA.
February / March 2022
Australian Bug and the Vedalia Beetle in mandarin orchards in SA
The Australian Bug or Cottony cushion scale is native to Australia and was first discovered in SA in 1892. It has since infiltrated all citrus growing regions of Southern Africa.