Research & Technical
Tuber 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…
Read MoreControl strategies for potato early dying
Potato early dying (PED) has been observed in various fields in Limpopo. The disease manifests as the premature senescence and ultimate death of a potato plant. The cause of PED…
Read MorePreventive filter maintenance
The precise application of water and nutrients via precision irrigation systems offers numerous benefits. Lack of regular preventive filter maintenance and optimal operation will lead to inefficient filter operation and…
Read MoreWes-Vrystaatse kultivarproef onder droëlandtoestande op Kroonstad in 2023
Die Wes-Vrystaat is ’n groot aartappelproduksiestreek waar 30 produsente aartappels op ongeveer 6 990 ha produseer. Die mees prominente kultivars wat geproduseer word (ongeveer 6% verwerking, 67% moere, 27% tafelaartappels,…
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