Plant quarantine is an essential link in the plant-production chain and a crucial component of plant improvement. By Kyra-Kay Rensburg. “Importing plant material from other countries provides an opportunity to also import exotic pathogens that can have potentially devastating consequences,…
Certification of pome- and stone-fruit plant material is at an all-time low. What are the problems, and how do we solve them? A summary of the task-team report. The percentage of certified pome- and stone-fruit trees sold has dropped to…
Top-performing orchards start with a blue-label investment. By Anna Mouton and Rachel Kriel. What is the Deciduous Fruit Plant Certification Scheme? The Deciduous Fruit Plant Certification Scheme is a voluntary certification programme for plant material. The Scheme is managed by…