Wits University and Sappi Southern Africa have renewed their research partnership to increase forestry resilience to climate change risks by extending the Wits Sappi Chair in Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability until 2028. The new…
The days of applying pesticides to kill organisms destroying a newly planted crop, and inadvertently impacting the health of people, animals, soils and waterways are gone. In its place is a bewildering cliff of legislation,…
Recently, reports of root and collar rot in Eucalyptus nitens in South Africa have been increasing. A research paper published earlier this year entitled “Hybrid vigour in Eucalyptus increases resistance against Phytophthora root rot” found…
University of Stellenbosch MSc graduate Gerald Taziwa recently successfully defended his MSc thesis exploring the topic of calibrating rotation age for eucalyptus species to optimise economic returns for transmission pole and plywood production from greenfield plantations…
Research on the effect of tree and harvester size on productivity and harvester investment decisions demonstrates that the difference in productivity rates largely negates the difference in ownership and operating expenses between larger and smaller…
