UVS VARIETY EVALUATION AND RIPENER TRIAL-5
TRIAL SUMMARY
| Region: | Zululand North |
| Trial name: | UVS Farm Trial 5 |
| Location: | Empangeni -28.731417, 31.940722 |
| Soil Type: | Hutton form, Recent sands, Medium loamy sand to clay |
| Date planted: | Results forthcoming |
| Harvest date: | Results forthcoming (1st Ratoon) |
| Cutting cycle: | 12 months |
| Varieties used: | Results forthcoming |
VARIETY EVALUATION RESULTS
RESULTS COMING SOON
RIPENER EVALUATION
RIPENER EVALUATION RESULTS:
(No results obtained in the plant crop due to lodging and accidental harvesting by grower. First ratoon crop will be harvested at 12-months in 2025).
Trial objective: To test the response of selected new long-cycle rainfed varieties to certain ripener treatments in crops cultivated on a 18-month 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)