GlobalGAP update - major changes for version 4 (Mango Newsletter Volume 59)

21st September 2011 04:05 pm by Chrisna Strydom
From January 2012, all GlobalGAP audits will be conducted using version 4.
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Prochloraz in mango packhouses (Mango Newsletter Volume 59)

21st September 2011 04:01 pm by Chrisna Strydom
Prochloraz is developed to kill spores of anthracnose not only by direct contact but due to a residual effect
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Fruit drop in mango - causes and possible solutions (Mango Newsletter Volume 59)

21st September 2011 03:56 pm by Chrisna Strydom
Flowering and fruit set are probably the most critical of all the events occuring once a mango tree has reached reproductive maturity
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Hugh Mooney is new Subtrop Chairman (SAMGA Newsletter Volume 59)

21st September 2011 03:51 pm by Chrisna Strydom
Hugh Mooney was recently elected as chairman of the board of Subtrop.
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In the mango orchard: Sept - Oct 2011 (SAMGA Newsletter Volume 59

21st September 2011 03:48 pm by Chrisna Strydom
During October - November you should always remember to collect leaf samples yearly
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Uit die Voorsitter se stoel (Mango Newsletter Volume 59)

21st September 2011 03:44 pm by Chrisna Strydom
The best thing to report on is the very unchristian delight I got from sitting with a black T-shirt with the All Black haka printed on it.
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GLOBALG.A.P. Version 4 Afrikaans

19th August 2011 12:06 pm by Cathy Kruger
GLOBALG.A.P. Version 4 Afrikaans
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GLOBALG.A.P. Version 4 English

19th August 2011 12:04 pm by Cathy Kruger
GLOBALG.A.P. Version 4 English
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Food Safety

29th July 2011 11:41 am by Cathy Kruger
Subtrop Food Safety
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Molybdenum - are our mango orchards deficient? (Mango Newsletter Volume 58)

30th June 2011 02:58 pm by Chrisna Strydom
Of all the essential plant nutrients, molybdenum (Mo) is required in the smallest amounts.
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Management of fruit flies in mango orchards (Mango Newsletter Volume 58)

30th June 2011 02:55 pm by Chrisna Strydom
Three fruit fly species are of economic importance in subtropical fruit production in South Africa
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Thrips on Mangoes (Mango Newsletter Volume 58)

30th June 2011 02:48 pm by Chrisna Strydom
During the mango flowering period a high number of thrips occurs in mango inflorescenes which is of concern to producers.
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Orchard and Farmyard Sanitation (Mango Newsletter Volume 58)

30th June 2011 02:43 pm by Chrisna Strydom
Sanitation that contributes towards weevil and fruit fly control, has a high labour requirement
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In die Mango Boord: Junie-Julie 2011 (Mango Newsletter Volume 58)

30th June 2011 02:39 pm by Chrisna Strydom
Met die blom knoppe wat begin ontwikkel is dit nou dei tyd om te verseker dat hulle beskerm word teen siektes.
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Uit die Voorsitter se stoel (Mango Newsletter Volume 58)

30th June 2011 02:33 pm by Chrisna Strydom
So baie om oor te kla en so min tyd om dit in te doen. Klink dit bekend?
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Uit die Voorsitter se stoel

29th June 2011 04:20 pm by Chrisna Strydom
So baie om oor te kla en so min tyd om dit in te doen. Klink dit bekend?
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Mango Registered Pesticides and MRLs 2011

26th May 2011 09:40 am by Cathy Kruger
Mango Registered Pesticides and MRLs 2011
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Alternative control measures for thrips on mangoes (SAMGA Yearbook 2002)

11th April 2011 11:32 am by Chrisna Strydom
Thrips are becoming an increasingy serious pest on mangoes. At present, there is only one registerd chemical for use on frutting trees
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Laboratory screening of chemicals for the control of mango scale (SAMGA Yearbook 2002)

11th April 2011 11:18 am by Chrisna Strydom
Since the use of organo-phosphates on export fruit is expected to be banned by the E.U, there is an urgent need to find an alternative control measure for the mango scale insect.
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Control of mango scale insects using mineral oils (SAMGA Yearbook 2002)

11th April 2011 11:12 am by Chrisna Strydom
With the eminent ban on the use of organo-phosphate imposed by the EU on mango exporters, the need to find an alternative control method for scale insects is becoming increasingly urgent.
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