Opbrengs baat by fokus op grond- en plantgesondheid
Vanjaar se wenner in die afdeling vir mielieproduksie in KwaZulu-Natal in die Groei vir Goud Nasionale Opbrengskompetisie was Bertus Albertse en sy twee seuns van die plaas Hansford naby Dundee. Dit was die eerste...
Tactics to disrupt Sclerotinia
There is no silver bullet for managing Sclerotinia stem and head rot of soybean and sunflower. However, during a recent Sclerotinia research day on 13 October 2022, industry members, researchers and producers discussed several...
Research shows response of genotypes to foliar diseases
Sorghum is a major human food source in several African countries where agricultural and environmental conditions are unfavourable for other cereal crops. There is an increasing body of evidence and awareness of the beneficial...
Super productive crops with serious health challenges
Agricultural scientists select and breed food and fibre plant species with the ultimate objective of optimising productivity to feed and clothe the world’s growing human population. Recently a strong focus emerged in plant breeding,...
When is it too late to plant?
In major maize production regions of South Africa, the optimal planting date for maize is considered to be around late October to mid-December for Mpumalanga (22%), the Free State (43%) and North West (17%),...
Planting date has significant effect, study shows
Sunflower is often used as a catch crop and is planted as an alternative when rainfall onset is too late for maize or soybean plantings. Therefore, the stable yields under these late planting conditions...
Dekgewasse voordelig vir insekte in landbou-ekosisteme
Insekte is die grootste en mees diverse groep diere op aarde met ongeveer 30 ordes en sowat een miljoen geïdentifiseerde spesies. Hoewel produsente meestal net op insekte fokus wat as plae beskou word, vervul...
Kan dekgewasse in die Noordwes-Vrystaat werk?
Johan Hoffman, ’n bekende graanprodusent, vleisbees- en merinostoetboer in die Bothaville-omgewing, is iemand wat die waarde van dekgewasse besef en ervaar het.
Sy skape se voervloei het hoofsaaklik bestaan uit oesreste in die winter en...
Gaan só te werk met mengsel van dekgewasse
Dekgewasmengsels word hoofsaaklik saamgestel uit ’n kombinasie van gewasse om ’n sekere doel en funksie in en op die grond te verrig. Dit is daarom belangrik dat dekgewasse nie as ’n standaardmengsel aangekoop word...
Mikrobiese aktiwiteit bepaal vlakke van grond- organiese materiaal
’n Nuwe bestuursingesteldheid wat die rol van mikrobes beklemtoon om gewasreste in grond- organiese materiaal om te skakel, moet deur landbougrondgebruikers oorweeg word om volhoubare grondgesondheid te verseker. Dit is die mening van prof...
