Jan Theron
Jan Theron grew up on an apple and pear farm in Vyeboom, near Grabouw. “I’ve been in a farm set-up my whole life and always found it interesting. It’s why I decided to study horticulture at Stellenbosch University,” he says…
Rest-breaking alternatives for apples and pears
The search continues for chemical rest-breaking alternatives to hydrogen cyanamide for South Africa’s pome-fruit industry. By Jenny Underhill. Rest-breaking agents stimulate and synchronise bud break in fruit crops that do not receive adequate winter chilling to overcome dormancy. Since most…