Letaba, NIK2 and OR19 were released for commercial cultivation in the R.S.A. in 1989. Letaba has potential as a dryland cultivar in the Springbok Flats and northern Natal. NIK2 is intended for cultivation under irrigation in the same areas and has fibre properties comparable with those of Acala 1517#x2013;70. OR19 was developed at Upington and has high resistance toVerticillium dahliae(Kleb). It is intended for areas withVerticilliumproblems and where the red leaf disorder occurs.
展开▼
