Research Report 2014/2015

Annexure II

List of research projects finalised in 2014/2015
Title and Researcher Institution
The increase of soybean production on the Highveld.
WF van Wyk
Protein Research Foundation
Establishment of an early warning system for soybean rust.
GP de Beer
Protein Research Foundation
Investigation into the etiology and prevalence of soilborne soybean diseases in South Africa.
YT Tewoldemedhin
ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute
Insect biodiversity and scope in soybeans (Glycine Max).
JM Truter, A Erasmus, AS de Beer, MM du Toit, UM du Plessis and SF Grobler
ARC-Grain Crops Institute
The potential of enzyme activity to identify knot nematode resistance quickly and effectively in soybean cultivars.
H Fourie, C Venter and J Berner
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, School for Biological Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom
Influence of canola plant density on the suppression of weeds and canola yield in the Swartland.
PJ Pieterse
Stellenbosch University
Possibilities to control weeds chemically in GM canola.
PJ Pieterse
Stellenbosch University
Quality of fibre as determinant of effective nitrogen in dairy cow feed.
E Raffrenato, CW Cruwagen and LJ Erasmus
Stellenbosch University and Department of Animal and Game Sciences, University of Pretoria
Projections for protein consumption in animals in South Africa.
DJ Strydom
Agricultural Economy, University of the Free State