AGRI-PULSE - BRITS - In the world of agriculture, timing is everything. This is especially true when it comes to growing onions, where the right sowing time can significantly impact yield and quality. At the Nuvance research farm, located just outside Brits in the North West province, they have embarked on an extensive slotting trial aimed at pinpointing the optimal planting window for each of their intermediate and short-day onion varieties.
Impressive young student excels at Science Fair
AGRI-PULSE – VRYBURG - Raees Ahmed Khan, a Grade 11 learner from Vryburg High School made it to the top 2% of learners in the world who had the opportunity to showcase their innovative projects alongside various other top achieving students from South Africa, Russia, Mexico, Ireland, India, Turkey, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and Lesotho in the Eskom 2024 Science Expo for young scientists.
Boesmantee, ‘n grasieuse, klein, vinnig-groeiende boom
Naas Grové
AGRI-PULSE – NOORDWES - Die antidepressant metkathinoon (ook bekend in gemorstaal onder verslaafdes as ‘cat’, ‘speed’, ‘bathtub speed’, ‘Cadillac express’, ‘wonder star’, ‘wild cat’, ‘the C’, of ‘gaggers) is ‘n gewilde ontspanningsdwelm wat in baie dele van die wêreld misbruik word en dit moet nie met boesmantee verwar word nie.
Cayuga-eende
AGRI-PULSE – RUSTENBURG – Cayuga-eende het hul oorsprong in Amerika. Hierdie eende is ‘n swaargewig-eend en die mannetjies weeg 3,6 kg en die wyfies 3,2 kg. Hulle lê wit eiers. Die naam Cayuga kom van die Cayuga-meer in New York.
Biologiese variasie in die blomme van bome
Naas Grové - President: Dendrologiese Vereniging van Suid-Afrika
AGRI-PULSE - NOORDWES - Al ooit gehoor dat iemand verwys na sekere kenmerke van ‘n boom as dikwels, soms, meestal, bykans, skaars, selde, amper? Dit is maar ’n paar woorde wat ‘n aanduiding is van die frustrasie waarmee ’n dendroloog mee verlief moet neem.
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