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Item Variety Disease Ratings(August 2023)Information Sheet Variety Disease Ratings - This document provides information on the disease ratings of different sugarcane varieties. It categorizes the varieties into five groups: Resistant, Intermediate, Susceptible, Intermediate-resistant, and Intermediate-susceptible. The document includes detailed information about the disease resistance and susceptibility of each variety.Item Variety N19(Mar 2006)Information Sheet Variety N19 provides details about the cultivation and agronomy practices of sugarcane variety N19. It includes information about its suitability for different regions, irrigation management, cane quality, sucrose yields, and agronomic characteristics.Item Variety Pest Ratings(August 2023)Information Sheet Variety Pest Ratings - This document provides information on the pest ratings and leaf damage of different sugarcane varieties. It categorizes the varieties into three groups: Resistant, Intermediate, and Susceptible. The document also includes detailed information about the performance of each variety, such as damage levels and resistance to specific pests.Item Variety N76(July 2022)Item Variety N69(Oct 2019)Item Variety N71(Oct 2019)Item Variety N16(Dec 2014)Variety N16 - This document provides information about the N16 sugarcane variety. It includes details about its parents, year of release, recommended areas for cultivation, soil and harvesting conditions. The document highlights the best features and limiting factors of N16, including its performance on humic soils in the Midlands and ratooning ability. It also mentions the variety's susceptibility to eldana and smut.Item Variety N61(Nov 2016)Item Variety N47(Nov 2016)Item Variety N39(Dec 2014)Parents: CP67-411 x 75L1157. Year of release: 2002. Permitted Pest, Disease and Variety Control Areas: Felixton, Entumeni, Amatikulu, North Coast, Midlands North, Midlands South, Sezela, Umzimkulu. Recommended for planting under moderate to low potential conditions along the coast and hinterland on a 12 to 18 month cutting cycle. Also recommended for 18 month harvesting and frost pockets (12 month harvesting) in the midlands. BEST FEATURES N39 is an excellent variety for coastal and hinterland production on sandy soils. Best RV yields are achieved when harvested between 14 and 18 months of age. It is resistant to eldana and can therefore be carried over with less eldana damage compared to other varieties. It exhibits very quick germination and canopy closure. It is one of the best varieties for frost pockets in the midlands.Item Variety N30(Mar 2006)Variety N30 is suited to high potential soils and requires good irrigation management. Relative to other varieties, N30 is best harvested in the early season. N30 has high purity and a high sucrose content, with a low fibre content and low cane yield. With these good traits, N30 can be planted at some distance from the mill.Item Variety N41(Dec 2014)Parents: 77F790 x 82W1542. Year of release: 2002 (south) and 2006 (north). Permitted Pest, Disease and Variety Control Areas: Permitted for planting in all areas. Recommended for planting under a wide range of growing conditions in the coastal and hinterland regions and harvested at 12-15 months of age. Recommended for harvesting early to mid-season in the irrigated regions. Also recommended for annual harvesting in frost pockets and under supplementary irrigation in the midlands. BEST FEATURES N41 is currently the most widely adapted commercial variety that performs well under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Good RV yields are achieved under waterlogged conditions and heavy soils, as well as under sandy soils under irrigation. It has good ratooning ability compared to other varieties, as yields generally improve with ratoons. Performance during periods of drought have been better than other varieties. It is one of the best varieties for frost pockets and for irrigated annual harvesting in the midlands.Item Variety NCo376(Mar 2006)