by Poovie Govender | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorised
We have just published a 2020 update of our Pest & Disease pocket guide. The guide contains a collection of pictures and identifiable traits for all common pests and diseases found in the South African sugar industry enabling easy identification should you come...
by Poovie Govender | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
A new version of PurEst was release in February 2020. This update refines the spray date guide so that there are no inconsistencies between the smartphone app recommendations and SASRI Information Sheets 12.3 – 12.5. In addition, the spray-to-harvest interval is...
by Poovie Govender | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
Over the past few days, SASRI scientists and Extension Specialists embarked on a roadshow to share management guidelines to reduce salinisation of irrigated land under sugarcane. The objective was to promote salinity / sodicity awareness amongst farmers and to...
by Poovie Govender | Jan 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
In this edition of The Link, we feature growers Conrad and Henning Klipp, who ensure long-term environmental sustainability by implementing conservation agriculture practices on their farm in the Dalton area. We also provide guidelines for testing agricultural...
by Poovie Govender | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorised
We have just published our 2018-19 Progress Report. The report contains a summary of our research and service highlights for the last financial year. The Progress Report is published annually and includes outcomes from research projects in both the technical and...
