Table grape rootstocks in South Africa

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks is extended to the following roleplayers: SATI, THRIP (Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme of the Department of Trade and Industry - the dti) and the ARC for their support and funding of table grape rootstock research. The farms of Karsten Boerdery (Rooiwal, Kromhout and Fulham) in the Lower Orange River region and the farm Malanot (La Ferme Derik) in the Agter-Paarl region for the availability and management of the trial sites. The ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij staff stationed at Stellenbosch, Hex River Valley and Upington for their technical support over 27 years. SATI for information from the National Vine Census and PlantSA for rootstock data. Abraham Vermeulen of ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij for diagnostic data. Tarryn Wettergreen of SATI for input, organisation and liaison to enable publication of the book. Dr Jan Loubser and Eunice Avenant for their editing of this publication, including translation thereof.

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