Crop carbohydrate status and TRY ME™
Carbohydrates in wine grapes. The future? by Rochelle Thuynsma (Head of Products: Technical) and Dr. Elmi Lötze (Head of ITEST™CARBOHYDRATES and ITEST™LEAF) Introduction The carbohydrate status of a tree/organ is dependent on factors influencing photosynthesis in the leaves, the accumulation of sugars and starch in the leaves and the trans- location of sugars towards the […]
Carbohydrates in wine grapes. The future?
Carbohydrates in wine grapes. The future? by Dr Elmi Lötze (Head of ITEST™CARBOHYDRATES and ITEST™LEAF) and Christoff van der Westhuizen (Horticulturist) Plant status and carbohydrates The role of non-structural carbohydrates (sugar and starch) in plant performance is well known in literature, also in viticulture (Martínez-Lüscher and Kurtural, 2021). However, the application of this information at […]
How your avocado orchard benefits from carbohydrate analyses
How your avocado orchard benefits from carbohydrate analyses – By Dr Elmi Lötze (Head of ITEST™CARBOHYDRATES and ITEST™LEAF) and Wilmé Brown (Plant Physiologist), Agri Technovation Carbohydrates as physiological indicator of plant status The use of carbohydrate analyses to study plant performance is an established practice in the research environment (Wolstenholm, 1987; Whiley et al., 1988; […]