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....
by Poovie Govender | Dec 20, 2021 | News
2020/21 SASRI Progress Report SASRI’s extensive research programme of work and various services it offers the industry, are summarised in this 2020/21 Progress Report. Read about the various research projects and development of several technologies that have supported...
by Poovie Govender | Dec 1, 2021 | News
SASRI is currently conducting a drone ripening project aimed at advancing cane quality management on a pilot scale in the small-scale grower (SSG) sector. The objectives of the project are: To establish regional partnerships between all internal and external...
