
December 2022
Articles in this Issue
Research rundown
A summary of past and present Hortgro-funded Forelle research not covered elsewhere in this issue. Hortgro-funded work on other pear…
Forelle Early Market Access
Post-harvest innovation has helped South Africa become a global leader in Forelle pear production and exports. Updated from an article…
Mealiness in Forelle
Mealiness was probably a Forelle issue long before it was first planted in South Africa in the 1800s. How is…
Blushed pear research in Australia
Dr Ian Goodwin is the research leader for crop physiology at the Agriculture Victoria SmartFarm in Tatura. Fresh Quarterly spoke…
Red colour in pears
Understanding the factors that affect colour can help growers to improve their pack-outs. By Anna Mouton. Blushed pears are eye-catching…
Rustfontein
The Lingenfelder brothers reveal the secrets of success with Cheeky. By Anna Mouton. The farm Rustfontein in Vyeboom has been…
De Rust
Attention to light management sustains high yields and pack-outs in a 27-year-old Packham’s Triumph orchard. By Anna Mouton. The trees…
Buchuland
Christo Strydom of specialist pear-packhouse Wolfpack and Buchuland production manager Henk Rossouw discuss two top-performing pear orchards. By Anna Mouton.…
An interview with Christo Strydom
Christo Strydom of specialist pear-packhouse Wolfpack is unusual in the South African deciduous-fruit industry because he focuses mainly on pears.…
South African pear production and exports
We are growing more pears — what happens to them? And where will we sell them in the future? By…
An international perspective on pear production
Prof. Stefano Musacchi has been working on pears for more than three decades. He started his career at the University…
A brief history of pears
Pears have come a long way in the 25–65 million years since their evolution in the mountains of western China.…