April / May 2025

Botritis is een van die mees algemene oorsake van naoesbederf in vars groente en vrugte wêreldwyd.

The main goal of SATI’s Research and Technical Transfer Programme is to generate credible, impactful knowledge by funding relevant and targeted projects that align with industry needs and opportunities.

A SATI-funded research project tested disinfectants and fungicides in combination with hot-water treatment to control Petri disease in plant material.

“If you talked about genome editing 10 years ago, nobody knew what you meant,” says Prof. Jasper Rees.

A digital twin based on a holonic system has the potential to take the fruit industry’s phytosanitary research to the next level.

Is daar ’n bekostigbare manier om waterstres in boorde vinnig op te tel? Hierdie vraag het Karin Clüver, direkteur van produksie by De Rust Estate in Elgin

Mense is uitblinkers wanneer dit kom by patrone identifiseer. Ons skep algemene beginsels uit ons ervarings en gebruik dit om nuwe situasies baas te raak.

False codling moth (FCM) is a primary pest that must be well managed in citrus orchards and other susceptible crops, to ensure pest-free fruit export

Integrated pest management, Crop and fruit quality management, Citrus black spot disease management, Grondgedraagde siektes, Water management/waterbestuur, Postharvest pathology – waste prevention checklist.