Event Summary The workshop will take place during Aug-Sept in 5 regions across South Africa. The two-day workshop will cover relevant issues such as FCM, fruit fly, carob moth, Bactrocera dorsalis, market access, thrips, red scale and mealybug control, CIS and nursery standards, CRI PhytRisk, regional pests, leaf and fruit diseases and greening. Venues […]
Course Summary: Water is a valuable and scarce resource and more and more pressure will be experienced in the future to increase the water and nutrient use efficiency. These days most of the nutrients are applied through the irrigation system and if the efficiency of the irrigation system is questionable the nutrient application will also […]
Kursus Opsomming: Water is ‘n waardevolle en skaars hulpbron en meer en meer druk sal in die toekoms op produsente geplaas word om meer presies te wees in die gebruik van water en voedingstowwe. Deesdae word die meeste voedingstowwe deur die besproeiingstelsel toegedien en indien die besproeiingtoediening nie optimaal is nie sal die voedingstof toediening […]
CRI POSTHARVEST WORKSHOPS / CRI NA-OES WERKSWINKELS 2023 The six annual Postharvest Workshops presented by CRI are key to preparing the citrus postharvest industry for the upcoming season. Attended by over 1000 delegates, role players include CRI and CGA staff, representatives from DALRRD and PPECB, chemical companies and service providers, as well as personnel from […]
Event Summary In 2023, CRI will hold a series of Production, Integrated Pest and Disease Management Workshops in six regions of South Africa from May 9 to June 2. These six two-day workshops will cover interesting and relevant production and crop manipulation practices, harvesting practices, economics as well as Integrated Pest and Disease Management topics […]
CRI Irrigation Workshops / Besproeiings Kursusse 2023 Course Summary As water continues to be a valuable and increasingly scarce resource, the pressure to optimize its use alongside nutrient efficiency is paramount. Modern agriculture practices commonly utilize irrigation systems to apply nutrients to crops. However, if these systems aren’t performing efficiently, the efficacy of the nutrient […]
Event Summary In order to farm sustainably, citrus producers need to implement a sound effective crop protection spray strategy that results in the best quality, market-compliant export fruit. The implementation and success of such a strategy on citrus not only rely on the use of the most effective plant protection products, it also relies heavily […]
We have started with the planning of the CRI Postharvest Workshops in January/February 2024. The annual two-day CRI Postharvest workshops will once again be held in each of the six main production regions, Limpopo (Groblersdal & Letsitele), Mpumalanga (Nelspruit), KZN/Swaziland (Salt Rock), Eastern Cape (Jeffreys bay), Western Cape (Paarl). It remains imperative that the packhouse […]
The IRCHLB Steering Committee is pleased to announce the International Conference on Huanglongbing VII will be held March 26-29, 2024 at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California, USA. The Conference is being produced by the California Citrus Research Board (CRB) with the support of California’s citrus industry partners, under the advice and guidance of […]
Event Summary In 2024, CRI will hold a series of Production, Integrated Pest and Disease Management Workshops in six regions of South Africa from May 21 to June 14. These six two-day workshops will cover interesting and relevant production and crop manipulation practices, harvesting practices, economics as well as Integrated Pest and Disease Management topics […]
The 12th Citrus Research Symposium will be held at the Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg from Sunday 18 August 2024 to Wednesday night, 21 August 2024. Situated in the tranquility of the Central Drakensberg, boasting the most spectacular view of Champagne Castle and Cathkin Peak, lies Champagne Sports Resort (CSR). The hideaway’s unique combination […]
Irrigation of Citrus – A Practical Approach 2024 Course Summary Water is a valuable and scarce resource and more and more pressure will be experienced in the future to increase the water and nutrient use efficiency. These days most of the nutrients are applied through the irrigation system and if the efficiency of the irrigation […]
