Agronomy Papers
Post-release trials, a strategy to speed up varietal adoption in San Carlos Sugar Mill, Ecuador
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The Sugarcane Research Center of Ecuador (CINCAE) began its activities in 1997 and released the first variety (ECU-01) in 2007. To date, it has released ten varieties that are being planted extensively in Ecuador. Having more varietal options for planting transformed into a new scenario for the Ecuadorian sugar industry, where for many years a single variety (Ragnar) was planted, reaching more than 90% of the total area.
Scientific and participatory research strategies towards better sugarcane quality management in South Africa
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The wide diversity in growing conditions and sugarcane varieties complicates cane-quality management in South Africa. Due to the importance of high cane quality towards the economic sustainability of sugarcane farming, the South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI) invests in scientific and participatory research that aims to enable and promote judicious cane quality management by farmers.
Site-specific nitrogen management through measuring soil nitrogen to maximize yield response in sugarcane
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Experiments to measure the response of sugarcane varieties to nitrogen (N), phosphorus, and potassium fertilization were used to define the differentiated response to N, explained mainly by the availability of N in the soil and the variety of sugarcane. In soils with greater available N, the response to mineral fertilizer was very reduced and vice versa.
Soil bioindicators under contrasting sugarcane postharvest residue management systems
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The global sugar industry is transitioning from pre-harvest burning of sugarcane fields to green harvesting, a sustainable alternative with multiple benefits. In a study conducted in 2011 in Simoca, Tucumán, Argentina on the variety LCP 85-384, the impact of burning (BR) and conservation as cover (CR) of the sugarcane harvest residue (HR) on different populations of soil microorganisms and on some key enzymatic activities was evaluated.
Soil-health status and evaluating the use of soil-health promoters to improve sugarcane productivity in Mauritius
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Mauritius has been experiencing a yield decline in its sugarcane productivity since late 1980s; a gradual loss in soil health was reported as one of the major causes in 2008. Despite some positive results obtained from remedial actions through the development of new cropping systems, yield decline has not been fully mitigated.
Sustainability of sugarcane intercropping systems: assessment and prospects
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Intercropping can enhance the sustainability of sugarcane cropping systems and provide ecosystem services, along with improving crop productivity and decreasing environmental impacts. This practice, involving the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crops, fosters diverse plant communities and increases complementary interactions.
Sustaining sugarcane production in Pakistan through enhancing profitability by intercropping in spring and autumn
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025In Pakistan, rice, wheat, maize and vegetables are more valuable when grown alone than is sugarcane. As a result, farmers are switching from sugarcane cultivation to other crops. This study evaluated intercropping as a way of enhancing the sustainability and profitability of sugarcane cultivation.
The carbon footprint of sugarcane cultivation using drip irrigation in Tucumán, Argentina
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The main activities producing greenhouse gases (GHGs) are energy generation, agriculture, industry, transportation, and construction. In Argentina, agricultural sector actions are essential due to their impact on the environment and the drawbacks they create within the sector itself.
Tolpyralate: a promising alternative for post-emergent management of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Cynodon dactylon is the primary weed in sugarcane cultivation in Tucumán, Argentina, and topramezone, combined with atrazine, is the only registered selective herbicide for post-emergence control of C. dactylon. We aimed to evaluate the herbicidal effect (HE) of tolpyralate alone and in combination with atrazine on C. dactylon. In trials in three years, plants were propagated from stolons and transplanted into field plots to simulate bermudagrass regrowth after mechanical control.
Total enzyme activity as a microbiological indicator of soil irrigated with vinasse
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025In vinasse-irrigated soils of the province of Tucumán, previous evaluations have primarily focused on chemical indicators, with limited attention given to microbiological parameters. The objective of this study was to evaluate total enzyme activity (FDA) as a microbiological indicator in a Typic Hapludoll with an argic horizon, irrigated with vinasse for three consecutive years.