Trials were conducted to determine comparative changes with time in weight, juice quality and recoverable sugar of whole stalk and chopped sugarcane of several varieties, and to study the effect of billet size on rate of deterioration. In addition, an estimate was made of size distribution of billets from a chopper harvester. It was concluded that under hot, humid conditions chopped cane deteri...

The importance of growing sugarcane varieties that minimise losses from nematodes is linked to the effect that the nematodes have on the cane. Revised estimates of crop loss from nematodes in South Africa indicate a reduction in yield equivalent to more than 1.6 million tons cane per annum. The most pathogenic species on sugarcane, Meloidogyne javanica, is restricted to very sandy soils. The ot...

For optimum production it is important to plant approved cane varieties in suitable environments. The indiscriniinatc planting of varieties which have not been screened for undesirable features can lead lo heavy financial losses being incurred, not only by the individual, but by an entire sugar industry. 111 order to prevent such disastrous consequences phytosanitary regulations are laid down, ...

The analysis of the quality indices in sugarcane plays a vital role process refining breeding, cultivation, and production management. present investigation was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Basanthpur-Mamidigi, Medak Dist., Telangana during 2016-2017 to study parameters twelve clones. field experiment with 12 varieties randomized block design replicated thrice. observations made ...

Sugarcane stalk population is a key determinant of cane yield and knowing the right intra-row spacing critical factor in sugarcane production for given environment. Therefore, field experiment was conducted at Omo Kuraz Sugar Estate during 2018/ 2019 cropping season to determine effect spacings (5 cm overlapping, end-to-end, 5 between setts 10 setts) on growth, yield, components quality paramet...

The Ord River Irrigation Area is 3200 km NE of Perth on latitude 15 30’ S, at an altitude of less than 100 m, with rainfall of 800 mm. Water is supplied from the vast Lake Argyle, soils utilised for agriculture are predominantly black montmorillonitic clays and topography is generally very flat. Growing conditions are superb for most tropical crops. Out of a total of 11000 ha under irrigation, ...

The present series was planted in October, 1928, and comprises those varieties of which it was considered desirable to have quantitative trials and of which sufficient material had already accumulated for this purpose. These varieties were Co 205 and 210 of the Coimbatore seedlings, several, canes of the Uba type, including CH. 64/21, a cross between Uba and D. 74, produced at the Cuban Agricul...

In this study, the harvest scheduling problem of a group of cane growers in Thailand is addressed. Each member in a group is required to consistently supply sugar cane to a mill for the entire harvest season. However, the current scheduling does not account for the time-variant cane production of each cane field, which leads to unequal opportunities for growers to harvest. A portion of growers ...