Project Number: WW 19-01
Project leader: Mulidzi, A R
The disposal of winery and distillery effluent in streams, rivers and on soils may have various environmental risks and is therefore controlled by legislation, but…

Project Number: WW 18-31
Project leader: Volschenk, C G
Successful establishment of commercial vineyards requires huge capital inputs. Together with the annual production costs, profitable production of grapes for juice…

Project Number: WW 18-29
Project leader: Mulidzi, A R
The re-use of treated wastewater from wetlands to irrigate cash crop production from rural areas may help to alleviate poverty and ensure household food-security. The…

Project Number: WW 18-27
Project leader: Fourie, J C
After evaluating existing resource limited farmers, two groups of farmers were initially chosen for the project. Both groups are part of equity schemes and thus not ideal for…

Project Number: WW 18-26
Project leader: Fourie, J C
Experience in managing an organic vineyard was obtained during the past season. This will be used to move towards a minimum external input pest and disease control…

Project Number: WW 18-22
Project leader: Myburgh, P A
The project entails irrigation scheduling of vineyards of small-scale farmers at Eksteenskuil according to water consumption predicted by the VINET 1.1 computer…

Project Number: WW 18-21
Project leader: Van Schalkwyk, D
History was made when the Eksteenskuil community donated 0,45 ha land to ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, to establish an on-farm trial plot. The Institute has access to this…

Project Number: WW 18-19
Project leader: Allsopp, E
An extensive literature survey showed that a great variety of botanical and other natural products have been documented as repellents or pesticides for crop pests…

Project Number: WW 18-12
Project leader: Van Schalkwyk, D
To evaluate different legume cover crops for their ability to enhance the nitrogen nutrition of the vine on a sandy soil and to determine the nitrogen contribution made…

Project Number: WW 18-08
Project leader: Van Schalkwyk, D
The aim of this project is firstly to train resource-limited farmers in Saron and Ebenhaeser in the establishment and management of mother plantations and…

Project Number: WW 18-07
Project leader: Louw, P J E
There is no knowledge of the effect of cover crop species on nematode populations, grape production and grape quality along the Orange River. The purpose of this…

Project Number: WW 17-02
Project leader: Steenkamp, J
Since morphological charcacteristics of plants are affected by soil, climate and cultivation practices, it is possible that some cultivars and/or clones, which are…