Soil Compaction in the South African Sugar Industry – a Review
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چکیده
The last comprehensive review of soil compaction within the South African sugar industry was at a SASTA workshop held in 1964. Since then, the use of mechanised infield loading and transport has developed rapidly and there has also been a significant increase in the use of tractors for other field operations such as fertilizer application and weed control. Harvesting and cane extraction during wet conditions are unavoidable at certain times of the year and past field studies have shown that compactive force due to uncontrolled infield traffic will cause most of the damage to cane stools and soils.
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