What to expect… Citrus mineral nutrition Uptake, assimilation and the role of nutrients on fruit quality Sampling of soil, leaves and water for analysis Interpretation of soil, leaf and water analyses Pre-plant soil preparation requirements and fertilisation of young, non-bearing trees Fertilisation of bearing citrus trees Nutrient deficiency symptoms of citrus - a diagnostic tool IMPORTANT […]

CRI POSTHARVEST WORKSHOPS / CRI NA-OES WERKSWINKELS The six annual Postharvest Workshops presented by CRI are key to prepare 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 citrus […]

Laeveld Agrochem bou voort op Seil-Safari se sukses met Son-Safari! 30 APRIL – 5 MEI 2022* Kom deel in hierdie besonderse belewenis van kennis opdoen en netwerke bou terwyl jy saam met jou gesin, vriende en kollegas batterye herlaai op dié idilliese tropiese eiland. Die vyfster Sugar Beach-vakansieoord in Mauritius word eksklusief gereserveer vir Son-Safari-gaste met ’n pakket […]

Why We Arranged This Event The symposium will provide feedback on citrus research conducted for the Southern African citrus industry during the previous two years. This research has been conducted by researchers from CRI, several universities, the ARC and researchers from the private sector. The symposium will be attended by a wide spectrum of citrus […]

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 […]