PROJECT TITLE: "Edible coatings": Application of natural berry waxes to protect grapes against Botrytis and powdery mildew infection Project leader: Drs Justin Lashbrooke & Philip Young Duration: 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024 Project Summary: Botrytis and Erysiphe necator (powdery mildew) infection…
PROJECT TITLE:Â Â Â Evaluation of rootstocks for the South African Table Grape Industry Project leader:Â Â Â Â Â Graeme Matthews (Provar) Contact:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â graeme@provar.co.za Duration:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …
PROJECT TITLE:   Grape quality from vineyard to shelf: Responses of Crimson Seedless and Italia to mesoclimate, water regime and ripeness level Project leader:          Janéne Strydom/Kobus Hunter (ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij) Contact:                    strydomj@arc.agric.za Duration:                   1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023 …
PROJECT TITLE:Â Â Measuring the effect of cover crops on soil and vine health, and grape quality Project leader:Â Â Â Â Annika Pienaar (ExperiCo) Contact:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â annika@experico.co.za Duration:Â Â Â Â Â …
PROJECT TITLE:Â Â Optimising postharvest packaging to prolong storage and maintain quality of table grapes Project leader:Â Â Â Â Pieter Louw (ExperiCo) Contact:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â pieter@experico.co.za Duration:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …
PROJECT TITLE: Physical and chemical bunch characterisation of table grapes using machine vision Project leader:Â Dr Carlos Poblete-EcheverrÃa Duration:Â 1 September 2021 - 31 December 2024 Project Summary: The current methods for determining chemical and physical quality parameters of table grapes…
PROJECT TITLE:Â Â Â Â Â Reserve status and growth arrest phenomenon (GAP) incidence of Sultanina H5 in the Lower Orange River region as affected by post-harvest pruning Project Leader:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jan Avenant (ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij) Contact: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â avenantj@arc.agric.za Duration: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 April 2018 to…
PROJECT TITLE:Â Â The effect of crop load on quality in drip irrigated grapevines Project leader:Â Â Â Â Carolyn Howell (ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij) Contact:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â howellc@arc.agric.za Duration:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …
PROJECT TITLE:  The impact of preharvest sanitation on the quality and storability of table grapes Project leader:    Pieter Louw (ExperiCo) Contact:           pieter@experico.co.za Duration:       …
PROJECT TITLE:Â Â The use of cover crops to ensure sustainable table grape production Project leader:Â Â Â Â Carolyn Howell (ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij) Contact:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â howellc@arc.agric.za Duration:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …