10 March, 2026Freezing for Clean Trees: Learning Virus Elimination in the cold USAMarizanne Horn (Tissue Culture Facility) and Wendy Bailey (SAPO) visited the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Cornell University to learn, train, and establish virus elimination procedures and virus… 30 November, 2025Vrugtebedryf, Damverslag, LandbouweekbladVisit the link below to listen to this podcast: An interview broadcasted on Pretoria FM on 7 November 2025 28 September, 2025Micropropagation of plum cultivars: A first for South AfricaMicropropagation in tissue culture is widely recognised as an effective method for the mass production of disease-free plants. It’s especially valuable for plants that are difficult to grow by traditional… 26 April, 2024Tissue Culture – strategic step forwardFive years ago, there was a shortage of difficult-to-root rootstocks and a need to improve the quality and health status of trees in the pome and stone fruit industries. Tissue… 29 August, 2023Tissue Culture Facility’s new quarantine serviceAs of January 2022, the Tissue Culture Facility (TCF) at Bernheim Farm, outside Paarl, has added a certified quarantine facility to its operations. This will enable TCF clients to have… 27 November, 2021John Driver and the future of tissue culture in horticultureMany scientists believe that tissue culture is the future of horticulture. One of these researchers is John Driver, one of the biggest names in plant tissue culture in the world… 26 November, 2020Ivan meyer opens industry Tissue Culture FacilityA state-of-the-art Tissue Culture Facility (TCF) was opened by Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, at Bernheim Farm, outside Paarl, yesterday. This initiative driven by the South African…
