UMKHANYAKUDE VARIETY EVALUATION AND RIPENER TRIAL (Andrew Hall Farm)

TRIAL SUMMARY

Region:
Umfolozi
Trial name:
Andrew Hall Farm VE and Ripener Trial
Location:
Nyoni -29.1210590, 31.4584770
Soil Type:
Glenrosa with a rooting
Date planted:
12 January 2021
Harvest date:
7 June 2023 (1st Ratoon)
Cutting cycle:
12 Months
Varieties used:
N12, N41 , N55, N58, N59, N61, N62, N63, N64, N67 and N72

VARIETY EVALUATION RESULTS

RIPENER EVALUATION

Trial objective: To test the response of selected new short-cycle rainfed 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 (1st ratoon crop):

RIPENER EVALUATION RESULTS

(Results not updated due to drought conditions during 2024 in second ratoon crop).

RV yields of ripener treatments in the first ratoon crop shown as the average across varieties (N41, N67 and N72).