by Poovie Govender | Sep 21, 2022 | News, 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 | May 21, 2022 | News, Uncategorised
SASRI’s latest publication, ‘Controlled Infield Traffic in Sugarcane Production’ is now available for download. The term ‘controlled traffic’ refers to a system that keeps wheels away from the sugarcane stools and restricts them to the traffic zones where compaction...
by Poovie Govender | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
In this edition of The Link… SASRI scientists Drs Stuart Rutherford, Malcolm Keeping and Iona Basdew offer recommendations for the detection and management of yellow sugarcane aphid (Sipha flava). Senior Plant Pathologist, Sharon McFarlane, as well as Extension and...
by Poovie Govender | Mar 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
Mechanisation accounts for about 50% of the total cost of sugarcane production, even when cane is cut manually. With agricultural profit margins decreasing continuously, it is crucial that every effort is made to use farm machinery as efficiently as possible. Small...
by Poovie Govender | Jan 10, 2022 | News
The Link January 2022 now available! Kicking off the new year, the January edition of The Link offers guidance on cane quality management in carry-over crops this season. In this edition: We look at ways to manage eldana with an early application of insecticide....
