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Potatoes on tired ground: The hidden cost of keeping yields high at any price
World Soil Day 2025 found potato fields across major production regions quietly signalling the same message: Some soils are tired. They still produce crops but behave increasingly like lifeless media…
Read MoreDie krag van kalk
Ultrafyn kalk bied nie net gemak van toediening nie, maar lewer ook uitstekende prestasie. Die aanwending van ultrafyn kalk in suspensie bied die nodige beheer tydens eenvormige verspreiding sonder enige…
Read MoreCultivar check: Tyson
Description The Tyson potato variety is a medium to late maturing, high-yielding cultivar with versatile culinary applications. Key facts Agronomic traits Cooking type Fresh and for processing; slightly firm; suitable…
Read MoreHow groundwater levels respond to rainfall in the Sandveld
Water resource management has been extensively examined over the years and has become an increasingly prominent area of focus in the past decade. In semi-arid countries such as South Africa,…
Read MoreOos-Vrystaat droëland kultivarproef by Reitz in 2024/25
Die Oos-Vrystaat is ’n groot aartappelproduksiestreek waar bykans 19% van die land se kommersiële aartappels op sowat 9 523 ha geproduseer word. Die mees prominente kultivars wat in hierdie streek…
Read MoreDie akkumulasie van droëmateriaal in aartappels
Fotosintese is een van die noodsaaklikste prosesse op aarde. Ons is nie net daarvan afhanklik vir ons voortbestaan nie, maar ook vir ons oorlewing. Maar wat behels fotosintese en waarom…
Read MoreLate blight of potato in South Africa
Few plant diseases have shaped agricultural history quite like late blight of potato. Caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans, this destructive pathogen is best known for triggering the Irish…
Read MoreNortheastern Cape cultivar trial under dryland conditions at Ugie in 2024/25
The Northeastern Cape is a potato producing region where approximately 2.3% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes are produced on approximately 1 160 ha. The most prominent cultivars produced in the…
Read MoreBelyn jou bemarkingstrategie vir ’n digitale toekoms
Met aartappelpryse in Suid-Afrika wat onder druk bly, word dit al hoe belangriker vir produsente om nie net meer doeltreffend te boer nie, maar veral slimmer te bemark. Produsente wat…
Read MoreWorld potato markets: Large volumes and tariffs
While it is the world’s largest importer of potatoes, the United States (US) is neither the world’s largest producer nor its largest exporter of the commodity. Yet, developments in the…
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