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‘n Kykie na insekplae op MIELIESAAILINGE

September 2018 ELRINE STRYDOM, LNR-Graangewasse, Potchefstroom Gedurende die ontkieming en opkoms van ‘n mielieplantjie is dit belangrik dat ‘n mens bewus sal wees van insekte wat skade daaraan kan aangerig en om pro-aktief op te tree...

Aalwurmbeheer op eenjarige gewasse: Is dit regtig nodig?

Die spreekwoord “groot gif in klein pakkies” is die perfekte beskrywing vir aalwurms. Plantparasitiese aalwurms is inderdaad een van die groot skobbejakke tussen die grondorganismes. Hulle is skelm (’n mens kom altyd te laat agter...

New hybrid insect pest spells danger

September 2018 DR WYNAND J VAN DER WALT, FoodNCropBio Consulting and member of Maize Forum Steering Committee The plant pest environment contains endless pathogens that can mutate, interact with other insects and microbes and can cause...

Olieboom, kankerroos, purperwinde – die drie sondebokke

September 2018 DR MARYKE CRAVEN, MARLENE VAN DER WALT en DR JEANETTA SAAYMAN-DU TOIT, LNR-Graangewasse, Potchefstroom Olieboom, kankerroos en purperwinde is drie onkruide wat tot afgradering van graan kan lei. Die effektiewe beheer van dié onkruide...

Aalwurmpeste: “Voorraadopname” en die pad vorentoe

September 2018 PROF DRIEKIE FOURIE, MARETHA PRETORIUS, Eenheid vir Omgewingswetenskappe en Bestuur, Noordwes-Universiteit en DR NANCY NTIDI, LNR-Graangewasse, Potchefstroom Graangewasproduksie, onder beide konvensionele en bewaringsboerdery, word geknou deur plantparasitiese aalwurms – waaroor vele wetenskaplike en populêre...

Biosecurity systems under pressure

It is estimated that pests and pathogens destroy between 10% and 40% of food production globally. There are ways to deal with this problem, starting with biosecurity and plant health management systems. But this is...

Overlapping false armyworm populations…a possible reason for outbreaks

After one year of monitoring flight patterns of false armyworm moths and testing a climate-based temperature model, new information about this insect is revealing some interesting facts. The false armyworm (Photo 1) has for many...

TELA to control stem borers in SA

Bt maize is genetically modified to express insecticidal proteins and have been planted in South Africa since 1998. In the 2017/2018 season, 1,62 million hectares of Bt maize were planted locally, which is 71%...

Volhoubare gewasproduksie deur grondverbetering

Vrugbare grond is die basis vir gesonde plante met ’n hoë gebruikswaarde. Die doelwitte van ’n grondverbeteringstrategie sal die volgende insluit: Die volhoubare verhoging van die nettoboerdery-inkomste per eenheid. Dit beteken dat óf die inkomste...

Weed control for HERBICIDE RESISTANCE

September 2018 HESTIA NIENABER, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem Herbicide resistance is a well-known occurrence in many crops in South Africa. Since the first confirmed case of herbicide resistant wild oats in 1986, various cases of herbicide resistance...

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