by Poovie Govender | Apr 24, 2020 | Eldana, News, Sugarcane
We have just updated our Eldana Manual which contains easy-to-follow guidelines for managing eldana in sugarcane. SASRI’s best management practices (BMPs) for eldana control include advice for dealing with stressed sugarcane, on-farm scouting and agrochemical...
by Poovie Govender | Apr 20, 2020 | Eldana, News, Sugarcane
Indications are that conditions were favourable during the flowering initiation period in March so we anticipate possible widespread flowering this season in coastal areas of the following regions: South Coast, North Coast and Zululand (up to and including Umfolozi)....
by Poovie Govender | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The 2020 edition of SASRI Mechanisation Reports 1 & 2 are now available. Report 1 has information and examples that will help in estimating the total cost of operating individual machines or complete machinery systems. Report 2 deals with systems and costs of land...
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...
