Table Talk Grape Conversations 2024

SU Short Courses in Table and Raisin Grape Production/ SU Kortkursusse in Tafel- en Droogdruifverbouing 2024

PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH SATI AND RAISINS SA/ AANGEBIED IN SAMEWERKING MET SATI EN RAISINS SA

PROGRAMME / PROGRAM TIME / TYD: 08:30 – 16:30

TARGET GROUP / TEIKENGROEP: Production managers, supervisors, producers, technical persons/ Produksiebestuurders, toesighouers, produsente, tegniese persone.

Nr/ No

Topic/ Onderwerp

Days/ Dae

Date/ Datum

Presenters/ Aanbieders

Short Course 1: Industry overview, grapevine structure and seasonal cycle; Establishment; Vine development, pruning and dormancy management/ Kortkursus 1: Bedryfsoorsig, wingerdstruktuur en seisoenale siklus; Vestiging; Stok-ontwikkeling, snoei, en dormansiebestuur

1

Industry overview; Grapevine structure and seasonal cycle/ Bedryfoorsig; Wingerdstruktuur en seisoenale siklus.

1.1

1

6/5/2024

Establishing, grafting and top-working/ Vestiging, ent en oorwerk.

1.2

1

7/5/2024

J.H. Avenant & E. Avenant

Trellis systems, vine development and pruning/ Prieelstelsels, stok-ontwikkeling en snoei .

1

8/5/2024

1.3

Dormancy and restbreaking/ Dormansie en rusbreking.

1.4

1

9/5/2024

2

Short Course 2: Cultivation practices, harvest and post-harvest handling/ Kortkursus 2: Verbouingspraktyke, oes en na-oes

Spring and summer practices/ Lente- en somerbehandelings.

2.1

1

13/5/2024

J.H. Avenant & E. Avenant

2.2 Table grape rootstocks and cultivars: characteristics and cultivation requirements/ Tafeldruif-onderstokke en kultivars: eienskappe en verbouingsvereistes.

2 14-15/5/2024

Harvesting and post-harvest handling of table grapes/ Oes-en na-oeshantering van tafeldruiwe. Short Course 3: Soil, nutrition and water management/ Kortkursus 3: Grond-, voeding- en waterbestuur

2.3

1

16/5/2024 Prof M. Huysamer

3

Soil requirements and soil preparation/ Grondvereistes en grondvoorbereiding.

3.1

1

21/5/2024

D. Kritzinger

Fertilisation/ Bemesting.

1

22/5/2024

3.2

Soil cultivation, weed control and cover crops/ Bewerking, onkruidbeheer en dekgewasse.

3.3

1

23/5/2024

Dr C. Howell

Irrigation/ Besproeiing.

2.4

1

24/5/2024

4

Short Course 4: Plant protection/ Kortkursus 4: Plantbeskerming

Pests and diseases/ Plae en siektes.

A. Vermeulen & P. de Kock J.H. Avenant & E. Avenant

4.1

2 30-31/7/2024

Physiological and other problems/ Fisiologiese en ander probleme. Short Course 5: Raisin grape production/ Kortkursus 5: Droogdruifproduksie

4.2

1

1/8/2024

5

5.1 Raisin grape production: Industry overview, cultivars, production practices, raisin products/ Droogdruifproduksie: Bedryfoorsig, kultivars, produksiepraktyke, rosyntjieprodukte.

S. Jordaan & P. Jooste

2 13-14/8/2024

Raisin grape production: Dry-on-Vine. Mechanisation/ Droogdruifproduksie: Droging-aan-stok. Meganisasie.

5.2

1

15/8/2024 J.H. Avenant

COURSE FEE / KURSUSKOSTE: IN-PERSON: R1 100 per person per day. ONLINE: R700 per person per day/ IN-PERSOON: R1 100 per persoon per dag. AANLYN: R700 per persoon per dag.

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