Hortgro Science Konsepboordprogram vir Steenvrugte
Innoverende en volhoubare boorde is die sleutel tot beter nettoboerdery-inkomste.
Deur Anna Mouton
Die bedryf spog reeds met heelwat innoverende en volhoubare boorde en Hortgro Science het die Konsepboordprogram geloods as ’n platform om produsente aan dié boorde bloot te stel.
Die Konsepboordprogram vir Steenvrugte word deur ’n komitee gelei wat tegniese raadgewers Rudolph Cronjé, Petru du Plessis, Andrew Hacking, Pierre Rossouw en Charl Stander insluit. In die gepaardgaande artikel op bl. 56 bespreek hulle die faktore wat ’n steenvrugboord winsgewend maak.
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Orchard sanitation must continue diligently during the harvesting period. All fruit that remains on trees after harvest must be removed and destroyed two weeks after completion of harvesting, at most. This is because false codling moth (FCM) activity does not cease during winter, and any remaining fruit could serve to facilitate this activity.
Plus, this winter fruit creates a reservoir of inoculum of FCM for the following spring. Conversely, removal of all fruit after harvest could dramatically reduce FCM levels in the following season. Fruit fly numbers can also build up on unharvested fruit.