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A SAFER model for accurately estimating actual evapotranspiration in sugarcane using Sentinel-2
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Accurate estimation of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) is essential for sustainable water management. This study was conducted from 2022 to 2024 in the Cauca River Valley of Colombia, over one sugarcane growing cycle, using Sentinel-2 satellite images to estimate ETa with the SAFER (Simple Algorithm for Evapotranspiration Retrieving) model.
A simple economic sensitivity analysis of nitrogen application rates: a case study using ratoon trials under irrigated and rainfed conditions in South Africa
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Current fertiliser nitrogen (N) recommendations aim to provide near maximum yields, rather than optimal revenue returns. However, recent surges in fertiliser prices resulted in many growers seeking short-term advice on reducing N-rates without compromising profitability.
Actual harvester extractor cane loss: the elephant we can no longer ignore
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Since mechanised harvesting of sugarcane became established in the 1970s, farmers, manufacturers and researchers have been attempting to improve harvester performance and optimise harvest efficiency. The move to green-cane harvesting and the introduction of pneumatic extractor systems on sugarcane harvesters both increased cane loss significantly.
Agroclimatic zoning of sugarcane areas in Cuba
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Sugarcane is a fundamental C4 crop in many regions of the world, valued not only for its economic contribution but also for its significance in biofuel production and other derivatives. This crop encounters considerable challenges stemming from climate variability, which adversely impacts both its productivity and yield.
Analysis of the diversity and abundance of weeds in sugarcane crops
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Weeds present a significant challenge to agricultural production, particularly in extensive crops like sugarcane. Effective weed management requires sampling methods that yield representative data on weed abundance and distribution. This study compares two sampling methods, diagonal and zigzag, based on population variables of diversity and abundance of weeds in sugarcane fields, using functional groups to classify species.
Apparent nitrogen recovery of exogenous sources of organic matter in tropical soils: update and new coefficients to improve fertilisation in sugarcane
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Sugarcane is an economic pillar of Réunion, and improving the productivity of the 20 000 ha of sugarcane is a major challenge for this community. Optimising the fertilisation practices is a way to improve this productivity. However, the farming sector is dependent of imported mineral fertilisers, and recent price increases and availability issues question this dependence.
Benefits of Vicia villosa in intercropping with sugarcane: analysis of spatial arrangement and yield
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Sugarcane monocropping leads to soil degradation over time, compromising ecosystem services. This work aimed to design an intercropping system of vetch (Vicia villosa-Rizhobium) and sugarcane and assess its yield benefits in comparison to monocropping. Three field experiments were conducted in a dry-subhumid depressed plain in a typical Haplustoll soil.
Calcium dynamics in sugarcane soils with high magnesium saturation in the northern Cauca River Valley
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025In the Cauca River Valley, about 117,000 ha are affected by excess magnesium in the soil. Traditional management has followed a principle similar to sodium management: increase calcium levels. To study calcium dynamics in soils with high magnesium saturation dedicated to sugarcane production located in the northern part of Cauca Valley, three experiments were established at the Ingenio Risaralda, two of them in the field (plant cane and ratoon) under a randomized complete block experimental design (RCBD), and one under controlled conditions (containers) in a completely randomized design (CRD).
Challenges farmers face in farming with data
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Digital agriculture (DA) is a combination of technologies spanning devices sensing the environment from a close distance or thousands of kilometres in the skies to chips monitoring crop-production systems. Underpinned by the Internet of Things (IoT), the technology is advancing traditional agriculture production systems into data-driven smart farming, promising substantive benefits regarding improving efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. DA relies heavily on the data sources and techniques used to collect it. This data is then organized and analyzed in agricultural data warehouses.
Characterization of the soil degradation factors in areas planted with sugarcane in Cuba
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The objective of this study was to use soil groups to characterize the main soil degradation factors that limit the production of sugarcane in Cuba. The most representative soil group was selected for each province, grouping them on similar formation processes, physicochemical characteristics and soil limitations.