Maize crop quality – a look at the 2017/2018 season’s results
During the 2018 harvesting season, a representative sample of each delivery of maize at the various grain intake points was taken according to the prescribed grading regulation. A total of 900 composite samples, representing...
Benchmarking – a powerful tool
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) is not new to benchmarking and the effective use thereof to measure farm-level competitiveness. BFAP is part of the international agri benchmark network, where various crop-producing...
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...
Downy mildew of sunflower: Uncommon, but can cause localised damage
April 2015
MOSES RAMUSI and BRADLEY FLETT, ARC-Grain Crops Institute
Downy mildew is caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Plasmopara halstedii, which occurs in the major sunflower production areas of South Africa.
Previously, minor downy mildew epidemics have...
New leaders at ARC
November 2016
SA GRAAN/GRAIN EDITORIAL TEAM and ELRI BURGER, ARC-Small Grain Institute, Bethlehem
Two new leaders were appointed at the ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-CGI) and ARC-Small Grain Institute (ARC-SGI) during this year.
Dr Kingstone Mashingaidze
Dr Kingstone Mashingaidze was...
MAIZE LETHAL NECROSIS: Possible threat to local maize production
July 2016
BRADLEY FLETT and KINGSTONE MASHINGAIDZE, ARC-Grain Crops Institute, Potchefstroom
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important cereal crop in sub-Saharan Africa, covering over 25 million hectares, largely in smallholder farming systems that produce...
The invasion of the fall armyworm in South Africa
May 2017
DR ANNEMIE ERASMUS, ARC-Grain Crops , Pothefstroom
Since the first fall armyworm larvae were collected in the Settlers area mid-January this year and reared through to moths for identification, Dr Vivienne Uys (ARC-PPRI) made...
HOËDRUKBEWEIDING: Die antwoord tot beter drakrag
October 2018
HENNIE DU TOIT, vee- en weidingkundige, Obaro
Ons het nog altyd in veranderende tye geleef, maar deesdae verander die tye vinniger, meer drasties en meer onvoorspelbaar. Die wêreldpopulasie behoort in alle waarskynlikheid teen 2050...
Foliar fungicide spray regimes handy tool to fight maize ear rots
Maize with a high yield potential are often more susceptible to certain diseases, resulting in the use of prophylactic fungicide spray programmes. Since 2007 a significant increase in the use of fungicides in maize...
Die toekoms van gars as wintergraangewas in SA
09|05|2019
Soos met alles in die lewe, vind daar ook ontwikkeling en groei in die wintergraanmarkte plaas. Verbeterde tegnologie en nuwe kultivars het verhoogde en beter opbrengste tot gevolg. Die groot vraag is egter: Waarheen...
