Posts Tagged ‘cultivar trial’
Ceres cultivar trial under irrigation at Donkerbos in 2024/25
Producers in the Ceres production area plant approximately 1.27% of the total area under potatoes in South Africa. Potatoes for processing and table purposes are planted under irrigation (651 ha…
Read MoreCeres-kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Donkerbos in 2024/25
Produsente in die Ceresproduksiegebied plant sowat 1.27% van die totale hektaar onder aartappels in Suid-Afrika. Hulle plant verwerkingsaartappels sowel as tafelaartappels onder besproeiing (651 ha in die 2024-oesjaar). Die prominentste…
Read MoreEastern Free State product trial under dryland conditions at Betlehem, 2021 to 2023
Approximately 18.5% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes are produced on 9 523 ha, 71.8% of which are planted under dryland conditions (2024 harvest year). The most prominent cultivars planted in…
Read MoreWestern Free State cultivar trial under irrigation at Bultfontein in 2024
Approximately 51.1% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes are produced by 38 producers on 6 871 ha (2024 harvest year) in the Western Free State potato production region. The main cultivars…
Read MoreWestern Free State cultivar trial under dryland conditions at Kroonstad in 2024
The Western Free State is a major potato producing region in which 38 producers produce approximately 51.1% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes on 6 871 ha (2024 harvest year). The…
Read MoreOos-Vrystaatse produkteproef onder droëlandtoestande op Bethlehem, 2021 tot 2023
Die Oos-Vrystaatse aartappelproduksiestreek produseer ongeveer 18.5% van die land se kommersiële aartappels op 9 523 ha, waarvan 71.8% onder droëlandtoestande geplant word (2024-oesjaar). Die mees prominente kultivars wat in hierdie…
Read MorePotatoes SA’s brand new cultivar trial dashboard
Potatoes SA has accumulated a wealth of information and incredible amounts of cultivar evaluation data over time. This data includes results from all production regions over many years: from yield…
Read MoreOverview of the Mpumalanga cultivar trial
The Mpumalanga trial was planted on 30 October last year. This was the first cultivar trial planted in Mpumalanga in a while. Mpumalanga produces approximately 3.4% of South Africa’s potatoes…
Read MoreSouthwestern Free State product trial under irrigation at Petrusburg, 2022 to 2024
The Southwestern Free State potato production area produces approximately 1.9% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes on 954 ha (2024 harvest year). The main cultivars produced for commercial consumption (table and…
Read MoreEffect of fungicide application on potato cultivars at Cedara in the 2023/24 growing season
The Cedara Research Station (S29° 32’ 15 33, E30° 16’ 09 19) is situated in the moist mist-belt zone of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands (900 to 1 400 m above sea…
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