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Weeds that can spread vegetatively when controlled mechanically
Uncontrolled weeds may reduce crop yield by as much as 80%.
By Doronae · 6 min read
Post-harvest vineyard practices
PHOTO 1. In this block of Grenache noir it is obvious that growth and production are much weaker in the sections which are affected by couch grass.
By Doronae · 4 min read
Which carbon calculator to use for my farm or agri-business?
In South Africa and globally there is increasing pressure from retailers and consumers for the disclosure of carbon emissions of the products that they purchase
By Confronting Climate Change · 5 min read
"Weed" species suitable for cover crop management in vineyards
Cover crop management is widely applied in the vineyards of South Africa.
By Doronae · 5 min read
Pectinases improve consistency in winemaking
PHOTO: Shutterstock.
By Yu Gao, Melané Vivier and John Moore · 5 min read
Ring nematode in grapevine - a major problem for producers and researchers
The ring nematode is a plant-parasitic nematode that is associated with grapevine, with it being regarded as being the most difficult nematode to control.
By Antoinette Malan and Sheila Storey · 6 min read
Indigenous leafhopper transmits aster yellows
Thus far, the indigenous leafhopper Mgenia fuscovaria is the only confirmed vector of the phytoplasma that causes aster yellows in South Africa.
By Elleunorah Allsopp and Kerstin Kruger · 5 min read
Cover crops enhance vineyard arthropod diversity
Intensive agriculture threatens arthropod biodiversity,1,2,3 impacts the functioning of ecosystems,4 and threatens the sustainable production of farming systems
By Marinus Geldenhuys, René Gaigher, James Pryke & Michael Samways · 17 min read
The CRISPR revolution and grapevine
Genome editing is a catchall phrase to describe the technologies that are available to alter an organism’s DNA. The most promising of these technologies is CRISPR, which is an acronym for ‘Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats’ and occurs in nature as a bacterial ‘immune system’.
By Manuela Campa, Philip Young, Melané Vivier and Johan Burger · 9 min read
Vineyard biodiversity - how to put it to work using cover crops
Cover crops can deliver a range of benefits in the vineyard.
By Geoff Gurr, Jian Liu & Jason Smith · 9 min read
Managing for optimum root health
Plant health is dependent on root health which is ultimately dependent on soil health.
By Prabashnie Ramouthar · 19 min read
New study finds that warm summers and wet winters yield better wine vintages
A research study led by the University of Oxford has found that weather plays an important role in determining wine quality.
By SA Wine Industry · 5 min read
