COVER CROPS in South African Vineyards

CHAPTER 4 COVER-CROP ESTABLISHMENT

FIGURE 4.6. A cultivator, or ghrop as it is known in Afrikaans. (Photo: ARC Infruitec- Nietvoorbij).

FIGURE 4.5. A disc harrow being used for mechanical control of a cover crop in a vineyard. This is called a skottelploeg or skottel-eg in Afrikaans. (Photo: ARC In - fruitec-Nietvoorbij).

FIGURE 4.7. A rotary harrow, known as a roteer-eg in Afrikaans. (Photo: ARC Infruitec- Nietvoorbij).

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