Nette word toenemend in steen- en kernvrugboorde gebruik om vrugte teen die son en ander elemente te beskerm. Daar is egter verskillende menings oor wat die beste net is vir ‘n gegewe situasie.
Herplantsiektebeheer berus tans op grondberoking. Kan navorsing meer opsies vir produsente ontsluit?
Wat kan die vrugtebedryf leer by akkerbou? Dr Johann Strauss deel sy insigte oor bewaringslandbou en die voordele wat volhoubare praktyke vir landbou inhou.
Breeders and researchers can now access published grapevine genetics and omics information through a single integrated platform. By Anna Mouton Omics is a catchword for the different branches of biology that trace how gene expression culminates in protein synthesis and…
Summaries of the most recent results of Hortgro-funded research on entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes.
Fuji Royal op M.9 onder nette behaal uitpakke van meer as 90% in tweede en derde blad. Deur Anna Mouton Bronaar beslaan ongeveer 250 hektaar appels en pere wat oor vyf aangrensende plase in die Koue Bokkeveld versprei is. Hulle…
Over the past nine years, occurrences of dieback on young apple trees have been reported shortly after orchard establishment. For instance, between 2010 and 2016 diseased trees representing 60 commercial apple orchards in the Western Cape were sent to the…
There’s a growing global focus on slowing the rate of climate change. By Lisa Matthews and Chantelle Smit (Confronting Climate Change Initiative) We know what is needed. It’s cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to the point where emissions are no…
In the 1990s the first blushed pear varieties were grown in SA, which has since become the market leader for blushed pears. Of these, Cheeky® only made its debut in 2009 and continues to show promise for pear growers.
Research on soil health and orchard floor ecology is an emerging theme in agriculture, as it is an important component of sustainability.
Highlights from a panel discussion at the recent Hortgro Technical Symposium.