• The crucial role of ant control in your IPM strategy

  September 26, 2024

  The crucial role of ant control in your IPM strategy The impact of ants on fruit orchards can be significant, making ant control an essential component [...] component of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy. Ants, while not always directly harmful to fruit trees, play a complex role in orchard pest dynamics [...] insects such as aphids , scales, and mealybugs . These pests excrete honeydew, a sugary substance that ants feed on. In exchange, ants protect these pests

• Grapefruit

  between a pomelo ( C. maxima ) and an orange ( C. sinensis ) and comes in many varieties. The most popular varieties today are the blood-red, pink and white [...] Known for its somewhat bitter taste, this subtropical citrus tree has a fruit that is sour to semi-sweet. Grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ) is a hybrid between [...] white pulp colours. The flavours vary from almost sweet to really bitter.

• Kiwi

  golden kiwifruit or Actinidia chinensis has a soft and bronze coloured skin. The colour of its flesh varies from a bright green to an intense yellow colour [...] kiwi or Chinese gooseberry are all names that refer to the edible berries of various species of woody vines that belong to the genus Actinidia . The so-called [...] colour. This particular kind tastes sweeter and has a more aromatic flavour, reminiscent of subtropical fruit varieties.

• Lily

  subtropics. The plants grow from bulbs and all varieties have large, attractive and often fragrant flowers. These flowers come in various colours such as white [...] Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants. Most lily species originate from temperate regions in the northern hemisphere, but they also grow in the [...] white, yellow, pink, orange, red and purple. Lilies are perennials and tall plants, they range in height from 60-180 cm (2-6 feet).

• Olive

  europaea is the botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub. It is native [...] native to the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa. Various pests and diseases can affect olives. The most important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera [...] oleae) which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus cycloconium oleaginum and the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa cause damage to the olive tree. Xylella

• Herbs

  About Herbs are actually all plants which are used as food ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics [...] cs and are used for flavouring dishes or food products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy [...] leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, which can be used fresh or dried. Spices derive from other parts of herbal plants and are often dried seeds, berries

• Rose

  species and thousands of different cultivars. The rose is a woody, perennial plant which usually develops as a shrub, climbing or trailing with a stem that [...] About The rose ( Rosa) belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred [...] that has sharp thorns. The flowers of the rose plant can vary in shape and size, but are often ornate and bright coloured. Colours range from white to yellow

• Leading farmers in climate-smart horticulture

  October 18, 2022

  Leading farmers in climate-smart horticulture On 20 th October we celebrated the opening of the brand new HortiDemoCentre at Stellenbosch University. Koppert [...] Africa has been working on this exciting project for many months together with other leading partners in the horticultural sector. As part of a consortium [...] sustainable and climate smart agronomy and offering training to students (and eventually jobs) and emerging farmers. As partners, Delphy BV, Stellenbosch

• Orchid

  About The orchid is part of an extremely large and diverse of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful [...] colourful and fragrant. Nowadays there are no less than 28,000 known species, divided in about 763 genera. In addition, the flowers of orchids come in many [...] only have a single flower, but most plants have a racemose inflorescence, which can consist of many flowers. The majority of orchids which are commercially

• Strawberry

  strawberry is a well-known hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively referred to as the strawberries). Technically speaking, the strawberry is a so-called [...] About The so-called garden strawberry or Fragaria x ananassa , is nowadays extensively cultivated for its tasty fruit. The particular species of strawberry [...] that the fleshy, edible part of the fruit does not develop from the plant’s ovaries, but from the receptacle that holds these same ovaries. The so-called