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EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Cotton SA
CEO Hennie Bruwer
Executive editor &
technical manager Dr Annette Bennett
+27 (0)12 804 1462
PO Box 912232, Silverton,
Pretoria 0127, South Africa
www.cottonsa.org.za

Subscriptions
Tobie Jooste
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enquiries@cottonsa.org.za
Agri Connect publishing team
Katoensake / Cotton matters 3 Manager Leza Putter
Blik op tekstiele / Outlook on textiles 5 Copy editor Michele van Loggerenberg
Markverslag / Market report 8 Lead designer Sulizna McDonald
Op die bol / On the boll 10
Advertising & rates
Soekie du Toit
BEDRYF / INDUSTRY +27 (0)12 843 5709
Ken die katoenstrukture 14 soekie@agriconnect.co.za
Tersia Botes
PRODUKSIE EN TEGNOLOGIE / +27 (0)73 307 9093
tersia@agriconnect.co.za
PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY
GMO-katoen styg uit bo GMO-mielies 16 Ilse Liveris
Ten commandments for responsible pesticide use 20 +27 (0)12 843 5717
Oesopbrengs en daggrade 22 ilsel@agriconnect.co.za
Accounts
KWALITEITSBEHEER EN STANDAARDE / Charlene Bam
QUALITY CONTROL AND STANDARDS +27 (0)12 843 5703
Spinability in relation to fibre quality 26 charlene@agriconnect.co.za

Printers
NAVORSING, OPLEIDING EN ONTWIKKELING / Jetline, Johannesburg
RESEARCH, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT +27 (0)11 493 7232
The effect of boron, calcium and potassium on cotton 30
Cotton strip trials – results for the 2019/20 season 34 Contributors
Pix – mepikwat chloried, ‘n bestuurshulpmiddel by Hennie Bruwer henniebruwer@cottonsa.org.za
katoenverbouing 36 Dr Annette Bennett annette@cottonsa.org.za
gert@cottonsa.org.za
Gert Klindt
Rywydtes en droëlandproduksie 40 Helena Claassens helena@cottonsa.org.za
Tanya Aucamp tanya.aucamp@gmail.com
Calvin Knight calvin@cottonsa.org.za
PRODUKTE EN LEEFSTYL / Jurie Steyn steynhj@webmail.co.za
PRODUCTS AND LIFESTYLE Dr Tilla vd Westhuizen TillaP@arc.agric.za
The South African Cotton Blend Mark 42 Dr Gerhard Verdroon gerhard@croplife.co.za

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Agri Connect (Pty) Ltd Cover image kindly supplied by John Deere.

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