By Geoff Bradshaw, Willow-Green Products The key to a good outcome from any spraying operation is being well prepared, knowing how to do the job, and executing the spray the way you planned it. It is important to start your preparations well in advance of when you need to spray the crops. Pre-spraying Checks Here […]
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By Wendy Madzura, Head of Agronomy, Seed Co Cropping season 2024 here we come… The soil is the main medium where crops grow. It is made up of very small rock particles, organic matter, micro-organisms, air and water, and the proportions of these and many other related factors have an impact on the potential for
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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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The Zimbabwe Tobacco Association recently held its 58th annual congress. Outgoing ZTA chairman, Steve Swanepoel, addressed the Congress and outlined major issues still affecting this sector as: Increased pressures on growers’ viability. Tobacco prices declined in real terms by 23.7% from 2013 to 2017 and have remained static this year. “Although the trade acknowledges a
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