Effektiwiteit werk duur bewerkingskoste teë
Oor tyd is die bydrae van brandstof en herstelwerk ongeveer 20% van die direkte koste van veral konvensionele graanverbouing. Hierdie syfer is saam met bemesting een van die grootste kostekomponente van graanverbouing en tog...
ARC evaluates sorghum cultivars
Sorghum, an important cereal crop in Africa and a staple grain for millions of people, is used to make bread, porridges, soups and cakes for human consumption. It is also used as fodder for...
Mycotoxin research can help curb negative effects
The word mycotoxin is derived from the Greek word mykes or mukos, which means ‘fungus’, and the Latin word toxicum which means ‘poison’ – a toxic substance produced by a fungus. Mycotoxins are secondary...
Nematodes as biological control agents
The Africa stem borer or Busseola fusca (Photo 1), is one of the most economically important pests of maize in South Africa. This pest is indigenous to Africa and distributed over the whole maize...
Sunflower: Sclerotinia head and stalk rot increasing
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a damaging fungal pathogen, causing disease on a range of crops, including soybeans, beans, canola and lupines as well as a variety of vegetable crops. It also causes Sclerotinia head and/or...
Izak behaal ’n kolskoot met sojabone
Izak van Zyl van Makwassie – met ’n rekordopbrengs van 5,408 t/ha met die Don Mario-Agricol-variëteit DM 6.8iRR – het met die louere weggestap tydens die Groei vir Goud Nasionale Opbrengskompetisie in die afdeling...
Proewe bevorder plaaslike sorghumproduksie
Graan SA se sorghumkultivarproefprojek is in sy agste seisoen. Die projek vind plaas in samewerking met die sorghumsaadmaatskappye (Agricol, Lima Grain Zaad, Corteva en AGT Foods Africa), produsente en Graan SA. Die doel van...
Latest research shows benefits of cover crops
With the declining fertility and productive capacity of many South African cropping soils, there is an increasing need to develop more sustainable and profitable cropping systems in these regions. Global and local research studies...
Kanolasaad blyk genoeg te wees vanjaar
As produksie-inset maak saad ongeveer 15% tot 20% van ’n kanolaprodusent se produksiekosterekening uit. Alle kanolasaad wat in Suid-Afrika aangeplant word, word vanaf Australië, Kanada, Suid-Amerika of Europa ingevoer. Die voorsiening van genoeg saad...
Eksperiment lei tot eerste plek
Davie van der Merwe van DMJ van der Merwe Boerdery het vanjaar vir die eerste keer aan die Groei vir Goud Nasionale Opbrengskompetisie deelgeneem. Sy plan – om met ’n hoër stand en meer...
