June 2020

A new project to reduce plastic in pome-fruit packaging. By Grethe Bestbier. As the pressure on producers and pack houses…

Creating a complete image database of pome-fruit diseases and disorders. By Grethe Bestbier. A picture tells a thousand words, and…

Originally from Vanderbijlpark, Monja Gerber majored in microbiology and botany at North-West University. She completed an honours degree in plant…

Currently a senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University, Dr Elke Crouch holds a doctorate in horticulture and has been affiliated with…

Finding the best long-term storage strategy for Granny Smith apples. By Grethe Bestbier. For acceptance by international markets, not even…

Is it coming to an orchard near you? By Anna Mouton. Shot-hole borers are diminutive beetles that cause oversized trouble.…

Shining light on a nocturnal pest. By Anna Mouton. Weevils — kalanders in Afrikaans — are a group of vegetarian…

“I enjoy research,” says Francois du Preez. “It’s satisfying to get good results, but it’s even more satisfying to work…

Dr Noma Stokwe is from a small village outside King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape. She completed her honours…

Research in biological control is shaping the next agricultural revolution. By Anna Mouton. The so-called green revolution of the sixties…

New project aims to inform optimal resource management. By Anna Mouton. “Our agriculture for centuries has been based on extensive…

Which stone-fruit rootstock is best for brackish conditions? By Anna Mouton. A new project funded by Hortgro will determine the…

Andrew van Lingen grew up on an apple farm near Greyton, but horticulture wasn’t his first career choice. “I was…

Dr Esmé Louw was born in the Langkloof but grew up in sugarcane country in Empangeni. She went to Tuks…

Why is there so much variability? By Anna Mouton. Inconsistent fruit quality and ripening is the bane of apple growers…