SASRI – PONGOLA VARIETY EVALUATION AND RIPENER TRIAL- Early Season
TRIAL SUMMARY
| Region: | Pongola |
| Trial name: | SASRI – Pongola- Early Season Trial |
| Location: | Pongola 27°25'02.11"S 31°35'20.90"E |
| Soil Type: | Hutton |
| Date planted: | 22 February 2017 |
| Harvest date: | 29 March 2022 |
| Cutting cycle: | 12 Months |
| Varieties used: | N25, N36, N40, N41, N43, N46, N49, N53, N57 and N60 |
VARIETY EVALUATION RESULTS
RIPENER EVALUATION
Trial objective: To test the response of selected irrigated varieties to certain ripener treatments in crops cultivated on a 12-month early season cycle.
Ripener treatments: a) Moddus® (Mod) single treatment, b) Fusilade Forte® (FF) single treatment, c) Moddus® + Fusilade Forte® combination (Mod+FF) treatment; d) Untreated (Control).
Results summary (Plant and 3 ratoon crops):
RIPENER EVALUATION RESULTS
RV yields of ripener treatments in varieties N43, N46, N57 and N60 shown as the average across a plant and three ratoon crops.