ONKRUIDSAAD – ‘n suksesstorie
March 2017
ELBÉ HUGO, LNR-Instituut vir Graangewasse, Potchefstroom
Voortplanting is een van die belangrikste funksies van enige biologiese organisme. Onkruide is een van die suksesvolste plantspesies in terme van saadvermeerdering en -verspreiding.
Alhoewel die meeste onkruidspesies slegs...
A look at subsoiler or ripper efficiency
August 2017
JOHAN VAN BILJON and DR TINGMIN YU, ARC-Agricultural Engineering
Why is ripping necessary? When tractor and implements are used, soil compaction may take place because of the texture of the soil and plough-pan effect...
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...
Conservation agriculture: Ultra-high stock density grazing systems
October 2016
WAYNE TRUTER, University of Pretoria, LINDEQUE DU TOIT, Grass SA, HENDRIK SMITH, Grain SA, GERRIE TRYTSMAN, ARC-Animal Production Institute and ANDRÉ LUND, producer
This article highlights the methods of utilising crop species that play...
RANKENDE ONKRUIDE: ‘n Kopseer in mielieproduksie
September 2016
ELBÉ HUGO en MARLENE VAN DER WALT, LNR-Instituut vir Graangewasse, Potchefstroom
In meeste gevalle word produsente eers bewus van rankende onkruide wanneer dit teen volwasse plante begin oprank. Rankende onkruide is strawwe kompeteerders vir...
Growth expectations for the South African game ranching industry
October 2015
FLIPPIE CLOETE, Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University
The tremendous growth and development of the game ranching industry is clearly visible throughout South Africa. Not only are fences and other supporting infrastructure...
Funksionele vleisbeesvoerkrale
March 2015
ELMARIE STOLTZ, LNR-Instituut vir Landbou-ingenieurswese
Vir die suksesvolle, volhoubare produksie van beesvleis is voldoende pasgemaakte fasiliteite nodig. Hierdie fasiliteite moet die bestuur van die stelsel vergemaklik, effektiwiteit verhoog en arbeid tot ‘n minimum beperk.
Fasiliteite...
Bioinformatics: Harnessing the power of genetic data
The revitalisation of the wheat industry in South Africa is high on the priority list of many role-players in the industry and one avenue to expedite this is through focused scientific research.
During the first...
Procedures in the diagnosis of plant diseases: The path to effective control measures
September 2017
Drs Adrian Abrahams and Belinda Janse van Rensburg, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom
Plant health problems usually arise from a variety of abiotic (environmental factors such as cold, heat, salinity, drought) and biotic (plant pathogens causing...
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...
