Research & Technical
Cultivar 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 MoreSouthwestern Free State cultivar trial under irrigation at Petrusburg in 2024/25
The Southwestern Free State potato production region produces around 1.86% of the country’s commercial potatoes on 954 ha (2024 harvest year). The most prominent cultivars produced as part of this…
Read MoreMpumalanga cultivar trial under irrigation at Davel/Bethal in 2024/25
Approximately 2.11% of the total hectares under potatoes in South Africa are planted by 37 potato producers in the Mpumalanga production area. Potatoes in this region are planted under irrigation…
Read MoreSuidwes-Vrystaat-kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Petrusburg in 2024/25
Die Suidwes-Vrystaat aartappelproduksiestreek produseer sowat 1.86% van die land se kommersiële aartappels op 954 ha (2024-oesjaar). Die mees prominente kultivars wat in die streek se hoofoes vir tafelverbruik en verwerking…
Read MoreCultivar check: Lanorma
Description A variety with very high yields, producing round to oval shaped potatoes with a light cream coloured skin and light-yellow flesh. The variety is well suited to the fresh…
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