The Link: November 2024
SASRI Director, Dr Shadrack Moephuli, introduces this final edition of The Link for 2024 with brief insights on the topic Ensuring Good Ratoonability, a theme which is further explored in the following articles:
– Optimising Variety Selection
– Changes in Weed Control Chemistries
– Improving Fertiliser Use
– Sustainable Small-Scale Sugarcane Farming
In addition to the regular features ‘Topical Tips’ and ‘Weather Review and Outlook’, this edition celebrates two long-serving SASRI facilities: the Fertiliser Advisory Service (FAS), marking 70 years, and SASRI’s Quarantine Facility, commemorating 40 years.