Research & Technical
Water quality concerns and contingencies
Time spent in the field this irrigation season has alerted the Netafim field team to the extremely poor and worsening quality of available irrigation water in certain areas. According to…
Read MoreLimpopo-kultivarproef onder besproeiing by Dendron in 2023
Limpopo is ’n groot aartappelproduksiestreek waar ongeveer 25% van die land se totale kommersiële aartappels deur 103 produsente geproduseer word. Die mees prominente kultivars wat in die streek geproduseer word…
Read MoreGypsum and calcium: Solutions to sodic soils
Soil sodicity (swartbrakgrond) refers to a condition in which soil contains excessive levels of sodium. This condition can adversely affect soil health and crop production. The accumulation of sodium in…
Read MoreTuber telegraph: The challenging world of the potato producer
The potato industry has been a landscape of innovation and adaptation as stakeholders across the globe respond to a wide array of trends and pressures. From the encroaching effects of…
Read More’n Ondersoek na die gebruik van dekgewasse as groenbemesting teen Verticillium-verwelk van aartappels
Verskeie gewasse is reeds ondersoek as groenbemesting vir die beheer van grondgedraagde siektes in kommersiële aartappellande. Daar is verskillende meganismes betrokke by die verlaging van grondgedraagde patogene deur die implementering…
Read MoreResearch into the use of cover crops as green manure to combat Verticillium wilt in potato plants
Various crops have been studied for their use as green manure to combat soilborne diseases in commercial potato fields. The implementation of green manure crops involves different mechanisms that contribute…
Read MoreRubber, plastic, cardboard, paper and cotton on a potato farm – what now?
Potatoes are an essential part of any typical South African meal and it is difficult to imagine cooking without it – whether it is a hearty leg of mutton accompanied…
Read MoreRubber, plastiek, karton, papier en katoen op ’n aartappelplaas – wat nou?
Dit is haas ondenkbaar om enige tipiese Suid-Afrikaanse maaltyd voor te berei sonder een of ander vorm van aartappels. Skaapboud en oliegebraaide aartappels, souserige skaapnek met kapokaartappels, ordentlike beeshaas met…
Read MoreWhat we spend on protecting potatoes
Crop protection is a significant contributor to a potato producer’s production costs. Following the cost of marketing and potato seed, crop protection cost is the potato producer’s largest input. The…
Read MoreWes-Vrystaatse kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Bultfontein in 2023
Die Wes-Vrystaat is ’n groot aartappelproduksiestreek waar 40 produsente sowat 14% van die land se aartappels op ongeveer 7 372 ha produseer. Die mees prominente kultivars wat hier vir kommersiële…
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