Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes for control of cutworms
September 2016
TSHIMA RAMAKUWELA, ARC-Small Grain Institute, Bethlehem
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are naturally occurring round worms, which live in a symbiotic rela tionship with highly specialised bacteria capable of causing mortality in an insect host within...
Best practices in fuel handling and storage
August 2018
STEPHAN NEL and WESSEL OOSTHUIZEN, John Deere
With the increased demand for engines to comply with global emissions regulations and the adoption of newer technologies in the manufacturing of modern engines, it is becoming...
Target-site resistance in wild oats
September 2017
Hestia Nienaber and Dr Scott Sydenham, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem
Wild oats (Avena fatua) is a cosmopolitan grass-type weed that is able to grow over a wide spectrum of conditions, rendering it one of the worst...
Hoe word koringopbrengs deur Russiese koringluis beïnvloed?
September 2015
ASTRID JANKIELSOHN, LNR-Kleingraaninstituut, Bethlehem
Daar is baie faktore om in ag te neem wanneer daar gekyk word na die verwagte opbrengs van ‘n gewas. Een van hierdie faktore is skade deur insekte wat die...
Alternaria leaf blight and seed infection: A common disease causing major damage
May 2017
PROF BRADLEY FLETT, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom
Alternaria leaf blight is caused by Alternaria alternata, which is the predominant Alternaria spp. Of sunflower responsible for significant yield losses in South Africa. A recent five year survey carried out...
Community seed banks: Farmers’ platform for crop conservation and improvement
March 2016
THABO TJIKANA, NKAT MALULEKE and MPOLOKENG MOKOENA, all from the Directorate: Genetic Resources, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and RONNIE VERNOOY and BHUWON STHAPIT, both from Bioversity International
Agricultural biodiversity, also called agrobiodiversity,...
Beplanning en bestuur maak sojaboonproduksie by Viljoenskroon moontlik
August 2017
Pietman Botha, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
Wisselbou lewer ‘n groot bydrae tot die winsgewendheid en volhoubaarheid van verbouingstelsels. In die westelike saaistreke is daar egter nie regtig gewasse waarmee mielies winsgewend afgewissel kan word nie, maar sojabone...
Yield improvement of dryland wheat cultivars in the Western Cape – what is the...
October 2017
Dr Ian Heyns and Dr André Malan, ARC-Small Grain, DR Mardé Booyse, ARC-Biometry and Prof Maryke Labuschagne, Department Plant Sciences, University of the Free State
Wheat is considered one of the primary staple foods...
Improve irrigation efficiency by applying a water balance
October 2017
Felix Reinders, ARC-Agricultural Engineering
Through intensive research, the ARC-Agricultural Engineering, together with other disciplines, developed a South African framework for improved water efficiency. The framework was applied to re-assess the system efficiency indicators typically...
Gerbils: Ecologically based rodent management in maize
March 2016
EMIL VON MALTITZ and FRIKKIE KIRSTEN, ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute and LUSHKA LABUSCHAGNE, Centre for Wildlife Management: University of Pretoria
‘Outbreaks of rodents occur worldwide; the factors that cause them are less than fully...
