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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...

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...

Increase wheat yield with these fungicides

September 2018 DR TAREKEGN TEREFE and PETRUS DELPORT, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem Fungal diseases infecting aerial plant parts of wheat are widely found in South Africa. Leaf diseases which frequently occur on bread wheat include leaf rust,...

Staying one step ahead of the false armyworm

September 2018 DR GODDY PRINSLOO, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem The false armyworm, Leucania loreyi, is a cosmopolitan pest that has been known in South Africa for years, causing minor damage to maize and grain sorghum (Photo 1 and Photo 2)....

Herfskommandowurm: Toevlugsoord benadruk

Die herfskommandowurm (Foto 3) is ’n ernstige plaag op mielies in Suid-Afrika wat skade aanrig aan die kelkblare en aan mieliekoppe. Hierdie kommandowurm kan betekenisvolle opbrengsverliese veroorsaak en moet daarom dringend beheer word. Bt-mielies wat...

Importance of monitoring insects in a management programme

September 2018 DR ASTRID JANKIELSOHN, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem The aim of a management programme is to prevent pest infestations in a crop. Managing insect pests requires flexibility since insects are site, crop and area specific. Monitoring...

Keeping an eye on RLS

Tarekegn Terefe, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem Nokulunga Mzimela, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem Kelly Breeds, CenGen (Pty) Ltd Renée Prins, CenGen (Pty) Ltd Ramularia leaf spot (RLS), caused by the fungus Ramularia collo-cygni (Rcc), was identified for the first time in South Africa in 2015. This important...

Klop plaagdoderweerstand met slim planne

Baie mense is skepties oor Charles Darwin se ewolusie­teorie, maar daar steek ernstige wetenskaplike waarheid in. Organismes het deur millennia ontwikkel en gedurig aangepas by veranderende omstandighede. Mense interpreteer dikwels Darwin se teorie verkeerd,...

A plant out of place

Six Urochloa-species are found in South Africa, of which bushveld herringbone grass (Urochloa mosambicensis or bosveldbeesgras) and herringbone grass (U. panicoides or beesgras) are important grass weeds. Both of these weed species are documented to...

Biological pest control – eco-friendly but lethal

Crop protection is the science and practice of managing pests and diseases. Three key approaches to crop protection include: pesticide-based approaches such as insecticides and fungicides; biotechnology-based approaches such as plant breeding and genetic...

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