We know we shouldn’t compare apples and oranges, but what about apples and pears? With red colour development in pears, it is best not to compare these two fruits. By Wiehann Steyn. Red colour development in pears is an anomaly…
Research investigates water-use efficiency and the impact of different irrigation strategies on tree physiology and fruit characteristics. By Anna Mouton. Irrigation is indispensable for producing deciduous fruit in South Africa, but growers share our limited water supplies with many other…
Conflicting views on a century-old disease. By Anna Mouton. Pear stony pit is a disease of pear trees that shows up as deformed fruit. The fruit are dimpled or pitted. Severely affected fruit may have a distorted shape and become…