by Carien Daffue | Feb 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
South Africa’s citrus exports are experiencing significant headwinds due to rising global protectionism and the proliferating use of non-tariff measures (NTMs). This shift from conventional tariffs, significantly reduced by the surge in preferential or free...
by Carien Daffue | Feb 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
WHP Boshoff, B Visser, CM Bender en ZA Pretorius Departement Plantwetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat Roes, veroorsaak deur swamspesies van die genus Puccinia, is lank reeds bekend op uiegewasse (Allium spesies) in Suid-Afrika (SA). Beide die roespatogene...
by Carien Daffue | Feb 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
At the recent Hortgro Technical symposium, Gerhard Pietersen from Patho Solutions spoke to delegates about the importance of keeping deciduous trees free from scheme viruses. Gert Pietersen founded Patho Solutions in 2016 and has established labs in Pretoria and...
by Carien Daffue | Feb 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bigbucks, the improved Gala mutation from South Africa, known for its beautiful wine red colour, entered a new chapter after it was recently granted plant breeders’ rights in Australia. “If anybody in Australia wants to plant a Gala-type apple, and they don’t consider...
by Carien Daffue | May 27, 2024 | Irrigation
Time spent in the field this irrigation season has alerted the Netafim Field Team of the extremely poor and worsening quality of available irrigation water in certain areas. According to Dexter Neethling, Product Manager at Netafim South Africa, water quality has...
