By Dadirai Chinamo, Crop Production & Molecular Technologies Division, Tobacco Research Board. Tobacco requires nutrients timeously and in balanced proportions. Any deviations result in nutrient disorders, i.e. the plant becomes unhealthy and exhibits disease-like symptoms (Fig. 1 a, b, c, and d). This affects the functioning of the plant system and may result in a …
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BY CORPCORD INVESTMENTS Continuous technological innovations have paved the way for advances in agri-processing equipment, allowing farmers a wider variety of options when choosing grain drying equipment. The improved technology available today places farmers firmly in control of their drying costs and quality control. The affordability of the equipment as well as the cost-saving parameter …
By Doug McClymont The fortunate thing about winter tillage is that there is irrigation available to help with the situation. Winter crops in Zimbabwe have to be grown under irrigation so with this asset available one has total freedom to choose the method of tillage. The larger field crops grown include wheat and barley while …
Innovation To Help Farmers Manage Their Harvest In recent years worldwide, there has been a constant drive towardsmechanisation as a means of improving farming production. Efficiency is key to lowering costs and increasing that all important profit margin when it comes to bringing in the crop. If this can be achieved by technological means, the …
Production of tobacco seedlings using float trays is an excellent and proven way of producing even, well-hardened seedlings with a vigorous root system that enables seedlings to take off faster and withstand extended periods without water in the field. In this current season, a large number of growers have adopted the floating tray system for …
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Article by: The Tobacco Research Board, (TRB) There have been several reports of PVY in tobacco field crops around the tobacco growing areas. The occurrence of PVY has been observed sooner than expected in normal seasons. This explosion of reports has come through the Plant Clinic and observations have also been made during visits to …
Some Practical Pointers When one starts to talk about tillage, it seems that whoever you are talking to thinks that their programme is the best and everything else is irrelevant or is a fanatic on a particular system such as “ban the plough or disc harrow”. In both cases, common sense is hardly common. There …
Article by: Stu Taylor A term used to explain the influence of the pH of spray water on various pesticides; pesticides work better in an acid condition and a high pH can even knock out some chemicals, rendering them totally non-effective. Synthetic pyrethroids are particularly prone to this condition and herbicide efficacy is increased quite …
Article by: Masimba Kanyepi Vitamin A orange maize has been gaining ground in recent years, with its high yield potential, drought tolerance, twin cobbing trait, attractive orange-yellow grain colour and sweet aroma both as green mealies and in the traditional sadza and most importantly, for its naturally high levels of Pro-vitamin A, which makes it …
Article by: Sharon Waterworth, Vice Chair, National Trust of Zimbabwe Farmers today are under pressure to meet the demands of a rapidly growing global population whilst operating in increasingly challenging environmental conditions. It is more important than ever to ensure both food security and environmental sustainability not only for our generation, but generations to come. …
