Control of weeds in maize and wheat – Part 10: Fleabane
Scientific name: Conyza spp.
Afrikaans name:
Conyza bonariensis: Kleinskraalhans, armoedskruid
Conyza canadensis: Kanadese skraalhans, armoedskruid
Conyza sumatrensis: Vaalskraalhans
English name:
Conyza bonariensis: Flax-leaf fleabane
Conyza canadensis: Horseweed fleabane, fleabane
Conyza sumatrensis: Tall fleabane
Description:
Flax-leaf fleabane can grow up to 1,2 m tall and has side branches that...
SOIL: THE PRODUCER’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET Part 10: Ground water (ii)
Soil is the most fundamental resource for the farmer, without which food and natural fibre cannot be produced. This article forms part of a series to highlight this resource.
The movement of water in soil...
Swart ekonomiese bemagtiging – DEEL 1: Praktiese en volhoubare oplossings
Suid-Afrika se politieke en ekonomiese onsekerheid skep groot twyfel in die strategiese beplanning van beleggers en produsente in die landbousektor. Tot dusver is daar geen aanduiding dat grondhervorming suksesvol geïmplementeer sal kan word met...
Van sandkorrel tot pêrel
Ek is so lief vir pêrels en kan my verwonder aan die glans daarvan en hoe dit verskillende kleure reflekteer. As Spreuke 31:10 (OV) sê dat ’n knap vrou baie meer werd is as...
Integrated crop and pasture-based livestock production systems – Part 25: Teff (Eragrostis tef)
This article is the 25th of a series of articles highlighting a specific crop species that can play an imperative role in conservation agriculture (CA)-based crop-pasture rotations. Besides improving the physical, chemical, hydrological and...
Integrated crop and pasture-based livestock production systems – Part 24: Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum...
This article is the 24th of a series of articles highlighting a specific crop species that can play an imperative role in conservation agriculture (CA)-based crop-pasture rotations. Besides improving the physical, chemical, hydrological and...
Integrated crop and pasture-based livestock production systems – Part 23: Turnip (Brassica rapa L.)
This article is the 23rd of a series of articles highlighting a specific crop species that can play an imperative role in conservation agriculture (CA)-based crop-pasture rotations. Besides improving the physical, chemical, hydrological and...
Control of weeds in maize and wheat – Part 12: Cocklebur
Scientific name: Xanthium strumarium
Afrikaans name: Kankerroos
English name: Cocklebur
Short description
Cocklebur is a branched, semi-herbaceous, annual plant, growing up to 1,5 m high, of which the seedlings are particularly poisonous.
Adult plants have deep, sturdy taproots and stems are...
SOIL: THE PRODUCER’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSETOrganic material in soil (i)
Soil is the most fundamental resource for the farmer, without which food and natural fibre cannot be produced. This article forms part of a series to highlight this resource.
Organic material makes up only a...
SA Graan/Grain author scoops AWSA award
An article that appeared in the September 2018 issue of SA Graan/Grain, “Nuwe Seisoen: Opsies vir winsgewende graanproduksie raak min,” afforded its author, Petru Fourie (research coordinator and production cost analyst, Grain SA) a...
