New leaf rust races detected on SA wheat
Leaf rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina (Pt), is an important disease of bread wheat in South Africa. It is frequently found in the winter rainfall wheat growing regions, resulting in localised epidemics...
New BLS breeding grounds pointed out by survey
An outbreak of bacterial leaf streak (BLS) in the Piet Retief and Amersfoort areas was reported during the 2020/2021 maize growing season and again early in the 2021/2022 season. Since then, the disease has...
Berging beïnvloed saadkwaliteit só
Agteruitgang van saad is die verlies aan saadkwaliteit, lewensvatbaarheid en lewenskragtigheid as gevolg van nadelige omgewingsfaktore (Kapoor et al., 2010) en is dus ’n ongewenste en nadelige kenmerk van saad in die landbousektor. Kwaliteitsverliese...
Barley: significant increase in herbicide resistance found
It is a well-known fact that the presence of weeds in any crop has a negative impact on yield. The range of these crop losses depends on a variety of factors. One such factor...
Die spilpunt staan – wat nou gemaak?
Die beskikbaarheid van betroubare en bekostigbare elektrisiteit is toenemend ’n uitdaging vir veral besproeiingsprodusente en landbouprodukvervaardigers in Suid-Afrika. Die landbouwaardeketting is grotendeels energie-intensief en die eindproduk moet die mark in ’n bemarkbare vorm bereik....
Groei sonder herlewing is negatief
Die omgewings- en hulpbronekonoom, prof James Blignaut, glo die berekening van die koste van herlewingslandbou – in die omgang bekend as conservation agriculture (CA) of regenerative agriculture (RA) – vereis begrip van sekere inligting...
Koring op koers vir ’n goeie oes
07/07/2021
Die plaaslike wintergraanseisoen is goed aan die gang en tans lyk produksie-omstandighede – veral in die Wes-Kaap – belowend. Goeie, wydverspreide reën het oor die produksiegebiede voorgekom en aanplantings kon goed plaasvind, ten spyte...
Finding the best cropping sequences for the Eastern Free State
The beneficial effects of crop rotation and residue management have been known for a long time. These benefits include improvement of soil physical conditions and soil nutrient status, control of runoff and soil erosion,...
Hoë olie in sonneblom die toekomspad van die bedryf
Die eerste wenner in die nuwe afdeling in die Groei vir Goud Nasionale Opbrengskompetisie waarin spesifiek gekyk word na die oliepersentasie van die sonneblom wat gelewer is, is Frik van Rooyen van FP Van...
Better wheat quality with decreased inputs
The conservation agriculture and crop rotation trial which has been running for 26 years on Langgewens research farm, can shed some light on the effect of crop rotation and how it influences wheat quality.
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