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:
 19 April 2024
Harvest date:
 15 April 2025 (1st Ratoon)
Cutting cycle:
 12 months
Varieties used:
 N47, N51, N55, N58, N59, N63, N68, N76, N77, N79

VARIETY EVALUATION RESULTS

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)

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