SASCP prizes awarded at the Combined Congress | The South African Society of Crop Production

29 Aug 2024

Combined Congress Prizes awarded each year

Award for the best paper published in the SA J of Plant & Soil by a SASCP member

Landbouweekblad prize for the best poster presentation in the field of Conservation Agriculture

Landbouweekblad prize for the best presentation in the field of Conservation Agriculture

Student award for the best presentation

Award for best paper in Crop Protection

President's award for the best poster presentation

Daan F Retief Floating Trophy for the best paper 40 years & younger

Board Floating Trophy for the best paper

Award for the best paper published in the SA J of Plant & Soil by a SASCP member:

Dr Petrus J Pieterse for "Screening herbicides and herbicide mixtures to identify alternative chemical controls for resistant plantago biotypes".

Landbouweekblad prize for the best poster presentation in the field of Conservation Agriculture:

Lisa Smorenburg for " Investigating the profitability of utility crops with weaner lambs, under ultra high density grazing in the Western Cape".

Landbouweekblad prize for the best presentation in the field of Conservation Agriculture:

Student award for the best presentation:

Louise Bestbier for "Herbicide use and weed density in Conservation Agriculture Systems".

Award for best paper in Crop Protection:

Nhlanhla Shabangu for "Resolving the resistance mechanisms towards ALS-inhibitors in Amaranthus hybridus L.".

President's award for the best poster presentation:

Belinda Janse van Rensburg for "Exploring potential fungicide control of Sclerotinia scerotiorum sunflower head rot".

Daan F Retief Floating Trophy for the best paper 40 years & younger:

Board Floating Trophy for the best paper (shared):

Elmarie van de Watt for "Membrane stability and antioxidant enzyme activity of soybean seedlings in response to short-term drought stress".
Johann Strauss for "Testing shortened canola production intervals".