News Archive: 2021

ARRA Passion Fire™ is winning again – Grapa Newsletter – 21 February 2021

In this edition of our newsletter, we are pleased to share the successes of the ARRA season in Southern Africa and we look forward to another successful one next year. Read more.

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TopFruit Newsflash – Bingo Gala Apple | February 2021

Bingo Gala is an exciting new blushed cherry red, stable Gala apple mutation discovered in Grabouw, South Africa. Read more.

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TopFruit Newsflash - EDEN™ Pear | February 2021

  A very low chill pear from the Ben-Dor breeding programme of outstanding eating quality and excellent storage ability. (Variety name: TP15-41) Read more.

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Cape Fire™ pears maintain their unique selling point in a difficult colour year - FreshPlaza April 2021

Notwithstanding a difficult colour year, the late blush pear Cape Fire™, harvested after Forelle, has maintained its steadfast solid colour and demonstrating its reliability, says Lohan Marais, from Icon Fruit. Read more...

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BUD-10™ Rootstock Newsletter

Bud-10™, one of the Russian Budagovsky range of rootstocks, is starting to be noticed in the Pacific Northwest in America and seems very promising for South Africa. Read more

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