August / September 2021
Research on Rest-breaking Agents – Results of trials in apple trees
Dr Xolani Siboza of Hortgro has been leading a research project on rest-breaking agents in apple trees.
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…