Chemiese beheer van katbos
October 2016
MARLENE VAN DER WALT en ELBÉ HUGO, LNR-Instituut vir Graangewasse, Potchefstroom
Katbos, botaniese naam Asparagus laricinus, is in die volksmond ook bekend as bergkatdoring, fynkatbos, lang beenkatdoring of Ibutha (Zulu).
Dit word geklassifiseer of ingedeel as een van...
Growing groundnuts aflatoxin-free
The groundnut or peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important food and fodder crop in the farming systems of developing countries. The seed is high in oil (close to 50% for many varieties) and...
Kweekgras: ’n Moeilik beheerbare kalant
Tydens ’n meningspeiling wat onlangs onder 41 kommersiële produsente gedoen is, is kweekgras (Cynodon dactylon) aangewys as een van die topdrie-onkruide waarmee produsente die meeste sukkel. Internasionaal is kweek gemeld as ’n probleemonkruid in...
Local and imported wheat quality reviewed
Wheat samples of the 2019/2020 season were the first crop survey to be graded according to the latest bread wheat grading regulations published in the Government Gazette No. 42862, dated 29 November 2019.
These regulations...
Bemesting van aangeplante weiding in die somerreënvalgebied
Kunsmis is een van die duurste en belangrikste insette vir die verbouing van aangeplante weidings vir optimale diereproduksie. Die regte en voldoende bemesting kan ’n drastiese verhoging in droëmateriaalproduksie oplewer.
Reënval
Reënval speel ’n belangrike rol...
Machinery and implements for conventional farming systems
September 2018
JOHAN VAN BILJON and DR TINGMIN YU, ARC-Agricultural Engineering
The optimal use of the correct equipment and implements is necessary to optimise farming production and to maximise operational profit. All mechanisation actions need to...
Quality hybrids yield high oil content
Oilseed crops are the second-largest source of food after cereals, with a large expansion worldwide due to high demand for vegetable edible oil. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the four most important...
‘Smart farming’ with geofencing
Geospatial innovations such as satellite technology, imagery and geospatial planning have grown in uptake globally and in South Africa. These technologies play an increasingly important role in agribusiness and is commonly referred to as...
Bread price not affected by wheat import tariff
Bread is an important staple food in South Africa and plays an integral role to ensure national food security. Consumers for the most part do not buy food directly from producers and the price...
Cultivar screening, the answer to charcoal stalk rot of maize
December 2018
DR BELINDA JANSE VAN RENSBURG, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom
Charcoal stalk rot is caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina and is favoured by soil temperatures of 30°C to 42°C and low soil moisture. Initial symptoms in maize...
