Director’s Message
100 years of growing sugarcane and researchIn previous editions of The Link, readers were informed about the centennial celebrations of the South...
Topical Tips
The drier winter months lie ahead. This represents a change in harvesting conditions, so pay attention to topping height. Winter is also the best...
Optimal Harvest Age for Midlands Varieties
Recent shifts in sugarcane variety adoption in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands have created complexity in managing mixed crop cycles. Older varieties...
Seedcane Production: A Key to Quality & Profitability
One of the key aspects of ensuring a profitable, healthy sugarcane crop is the planting of good quality seedcane. This crucial practice has numerous...
Managing Flowering in Sugarcane
Flowering is induced when the day length drops below 12.5 hours as we move from summer to winter. Flowering is typically profuse when there are high...
SASRI’s FAS Achieves International Accreditation
SASRI’s Fertiliser Advisory Service (FAS) has been serving South Africa and other sugarcane-producing countries for the past 71 years. In February...
Weather
ReviewThe industry continued to receive excellent and well-distributed rainfall in all the agro-climatic regions of KwaZulu-Natal over the review...
Director’s Message
100 years of growing sugarcane and researchIn the previous issue of The Link, we announced this year marking a century of sugarcane research and...
Topical Tips
This summer was made for growing cane! The rain and heat have brought vigorous cane growth and, with the mills opening soon, ripening programmes are...
Sugarcane DNA Fingerprinting: Ensuring quality and traceability
SASRI utilises a cutting-edge tool for genetic analysis: DNA fingerprinting. This powerful technology, housed in the SASRI Genetic Analysis Facility...
YSA App
Yellow Sugarcane Aphid (YSA) has become a widespread and significant pest in sugarcane-growing regions. Whilst many of the factors contributing to...
Accessing SASRI Variety Trial Data
SASRI has been conducting Variety Evaluation and Ripener Evaluation trials for decades. The Variety Evaluation trials are conducted over multiple...
What insects are there in my field?
Almost 45 years ago, SASRI conducted a study on the macro-arthropod community of sugarcane fields in four regions in KwaZulu-Natal as part of a...
Weather
ReviewThe rainfed sugarcane producing areas in KwaZulu-Natal received good, well-distributed rainfall in January 2025. This followed the significant...
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