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Citrus research in southern Africa, largely funded by a levy on export
cartons, is divided into four programmes. Three of these fall within
the Research Division while the Cultivar Evaluation programme falls
within the Cultivar Development Division.
Within
each focused programme are several projects on particular problem areas
identified by the citrus industry. A Project Coordinator oversees the
research conducted within each project and this may be conducted at
various institutions. Project Coordinators can also belong to different
institutions. Within Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, Dr Tim
Grout manages the Research Division and serves as deputy to the Chief
Executive Officer, Prof Vaughan Hattingh who is based at the University
of Stellenbosch .
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CROP
& FRUIT QUALITY MANAGEMENT
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Market requirements have changed in the last 10 years and research
to ensure that fruit of the correct quality and shelf-life is
delivered to the market is essential. Research focus is primarily
on pre- and post-harvest management of fruit quality and condition.
Projects:
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Fruit Production
and Quality
> Rind
Condition
> Cold
Chain and Packaging
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DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
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Research
and services conducted by the Disease Management division focus
on all economically important Pre- and Post-harvest diseases of
citrus. By serving CRI's mission to maximise the long-term global
competitiveness of the southern African citrus growers, our vision
is "To be a centre of excellence in providing a balanced
and co-operative citrus pathology research and services portfolio
that serves grower needs and priorities and ensures sustainable
market access and optimised production, quality and exports".
Projects:
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Fruit &
Foliar
> Citrus
black spot
> Soilborne
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Graft-transmissible
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Post-harvest
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Diagnostic
centre
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Citrus Research
International (Pty) Ltd
P O Box 28, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, 1200 South Africa
+27 13 759 8000
www.citrusres.com
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