PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Data generation on the following agrochemical product groups are offered: fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, PGR’s and nematicides. Extensive knowledge of and experience with adjuvant development is also available.
BRINK TRADING ENTERPRISES, with its field staff, undertakes field efficacy, phytotoxicity and residue trials, generating data as requested by the client.
This data generation conforms to and is compliant with South African legislation [Registrar Act No.36 of 1947] and meets the minimum requirements to support a product(s) registration.
Product development protocols can be compiled, based on our knowledge of the Agrochemical industry in Southern Africa, which will assist in not only providing data to support registration, but can also be used for subsequent product marketing support and training.
We are situated in Schoemanskloof, 50km west from Nelspruit at an altitude of 950m above sea level.
Locality: “Stone Creek Research Facility”, Schoemanskloof,
Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa
Altitude: 925 m above sea level
GPS: S25 23.411 E30 33.610
The “Stone Creek” Research Facility comprises two separate farms in the Crocodile River valley region, with soils ranging between 20% – 40% clay.
We hire land near Carolina for highveld region trials.
Use is also made of commercial growers for off-site non crop/invader weed, citrus and sugarcane trials in the Lowveld region
The following is a list of pests, diseases that are common at the Research facility:
| Orchard Crops | Pest | Disease |
| Citrus: Minneola; Midnights Delta Valencia; Navels; | Bud mite, rust mite Orange dog, False codling moth Psylla, Thrip, | Alternaria Brown spot Citrus Black spot |
| Macadamias: Beaumont Nelmac II | Stinkbug | |
| Mangoes | Anthracnose | |
| Pecans | Scab |
| Noncrop & Invader weed species |
| Bugweed (solanummauritianum) Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii) Lantana (Lantana camara) |
We have the ability to plant most common row and broad acre crops on demand at the facility.
We hire land near Carolina for highveld region trials.
Use is also made of commercial growers for off-site non crop/invader weed, citrus and sugarcane trials in the Lowveld region
The following is a list of pests and diseases that are common at the Research facility:
| Broadacre crops | Pest | Disease |
| Cabbage | Aphid | |
| Dry Beans | Rust | |
| Maize | Stalkborer Streak virus | N. Leaf Blight Brown rust |
| Onions | thrip | Alternaria purple blotch |
| Potatoes | Leafminer Tuber moth | Early blight |
| Soybean | Asian rust | |
| Sugarcane | Thrip | |
| Tomatoes | Leafminer Red spider mite | Early blight |
| Vegetables | Eelworm | Early blight |
Herbicide development
At the “Stone Creek” Research Facility which comprises two separate farms in the Crocodile River valley, soils range between 20% – 40% in clay content – enabling us to conduct herbicide efficacy and crop selectivity trials. Use is also made of off-station co-operators where necessary, to supplement and extend both the weed spectrum and broader soil clay content requirements of our clients.
