ITEST™ CARBOHYDRATES analyses for pome fruit
ITEST™CARBOHYDRATES analyses for pome fruit by Dr Elmi Lötze, Head of ITEST™CARBOHYDRATES and ITEST™LEAF and Wilmè Brown, Plant Physiologist Biological indicator for management decisions The ITEST™CARBOHYDRATES service is now also available for pears and apples. Although the impact of carbohydrates on pome fruit cultivation has been investigated locally for many years, a commercial service making […]
Soil Health, Microbial Activity and Diversity, and How to Measure It
Soil Health, Microbial Activity and Diversity, and How to Measure It by Ruth Anita Vaughan Soil health is defined as the capacity of the soil to function as a vital living system, within ecosystem and land use boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality and promote plant and […]
PICKLOGGER™ is a game changer
PICKLOGGER™ is a game changer By Albert Bijker and Erald Smith PICKLOGGER™ is a game-changing device that helps farmers and their stakeholders to identify and manage various factors that affect the yields of hand-harvested crops. By recording and logging data points during harvesting, PICKLOGGER™ makes it possible for farmers to produce yield maps, giving them […]
How your avocado orchard benefits from carbohydrate analyses
How your avocado orchard benefits from carbohydrate analyses By Dr Elmi Lötze (Head of ITEST™CARBOHYDRATES and ITEST™LEAF) and Wilmé Brown (Plant Physiologist), Agri Technovation Carbohydrates as physiological indicator of plant status The use of carbohydrate analyses to study plant performance is an established practice in the research environment (Wolstenholm, 1987; Whiley et al., 1988; […]