Technical Articles in this Edition
October / November 2022
Cover crops in apple orchards
Highlights from a panel discussion at the recent Hortgro Technical Symposium.
October / November 2022
Hortgro Technical Symposium pome-fruit field day
The following four articles take a deep dive into the four apple orchards that were featured during the field day.
October / November 2022
Elgin Orchards
Tissue-culture G.778 rootstocks excel on replant site. By Anna Mouton The Cripps Red orchard was established with feathered 1.8 -…
October / November 2022
Oak Valley
Dual leaders help to control the vigour of Granny Smith on G.778 under nets.
October / November 2022
Table-grape producers become carbon savvy
Over the last decade, local table-grape producers have been working hard to mitigate their environmental impact by reducing their carbon footprint.
October / November 2022
FCM gene flow in agricultural environments
A project co-funded by HORTGRO and SATI has produced information on the dispersal patterns of false codling moth across SA.
October / November 2022
Die soet en suur van laat oes
Wat is die verband tussen tafeldruiwe se vlak van rypheid by oes, en die gehalte daarna? Ons bespreek praktyke om defekte ná die oes te verminder.
October / November 2022
Extension briefs for October and November 2022
Integrated Pest Management, Crop and Fruit Quality Management, Grondgedraagde siektes, Fruit and foliar diseases, Postharvest pathology, Fertilisation and irrigation.