SASRI Mechanisation Reports 2022

SASRI Mechanisation Reports 2022

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...
The Link January 2022 now available!

The Link January 2022 now available!

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....
SASRI Progress Report 2020-21

SASRI Progress Report 2020-21

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...
Small-scale growers enlightened on drone ripening

Small-scale growers enlightened on drone ripening

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...
Research Snippets 15 October 2021

Research Snippets 15 October 2021

Near infra-red spectroscopy for nutrient analysis in sugarcane SASRI continues to evaluate the potential of near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) as a rapid, low-cost diagnostic method for the measurement of essential macro- and micronutrients (other than N) in soil and...