Varieties NCo376 and N14 are the most widely grown varieties in Zimbabwe and are used as control varieties in the selection programme. The success of NCo376 was due to its high yield potential throughout the year and its ability to maintain good yields, even in advanced ratoons. A study was done to compare the performances of N14 and NCo376 in the South-East Lowveld of Zimbabwe, using data from...

The ~umose of the four ex~eriments re~orted here was to Preliminary results of four experiments designed to determine the competitive effects of Cyperus rotundus L. on sugarcane and to investigate methods of controlling this weed, are reported. A trial in which a plant crop of varieties N13 and N8 was grown under rainfed conditions showed that competition from C. rotundus caused decreases in yi...

Sucrose accumulation curves represent the maturity profile of sugarcane cultivars, which is considered as a character interest for selection genotypes in breeding programs. However, variations due to environment (E) and interaction between genotype (G × E) may be confused with effect (G) hinder process promising clones. The objective this study was identify group high intra-group genotypic vari...

The aim of this paper is to describe the evaluation of engineered herbicide-resistance in transgenic sugarcane of Herbicide treatment of crops allows economic weed control. To be useful, herbicides must distinguish between crop plant variety NCo3 10 under field conditions. and weed, and this often limits usage. Engineering herbicide resistance into crop plants via genetic transformation techniq...

In a previously reported model study, sugarcane was genetically engineered with the pat gene conferring resistance to the herbicide Buster®. The sugarcane cultivar used in that work was NCo310, which is no longer grown commercially but responds well to tissue culture and transformation. The field performance of the herbicide resistant sugarcane was assessed and stable transgene expression obser...

The current study was carried out at the experimental farm of Rana Sugars Ltd., Buttar Seviyan, Amritsar, Punjab, India, to identify methods improve yield and quality ratoon sugarcane in potassium-deficient soils. treatments comprised two levels irrigation, resulting plants which either received sufficient water (I1) or were water-stressed (I2), four rates potassium (K) application: 0 (K1), 40 ...

INFLUÊNCIA DO ÂNGULO DE CORTE E DA VELOCIDADE COLHEITA NOS DANOS CAUSADOS PELAS FACAS COLHEDORA NA CULTURA CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR Michel dos Santos Moura1, Aldir Carpes Marques Filho2, Carlos Roberto Souza Carmo3, Liliane Catarina Pereira4, Kléber Pereira Lanças5 1 Departamento de Engenharia Rural, Faculdade Ciências Agronômicas – UNESP, Avenida Universitária 3780, Altos do Paraiso, CEP 18610-034, Botu...

A simple but viable whole stalk harvester for operating under local field conditions, which is compatible with existing manual and mechanical loading and hauling systems, is described. The efficiency and output of the cutter which has been tested over a number of harvesting seasons, and the operating costs are estimated. Various systems of handling both green and burnt cane by the Midway are co...