Agriculture Commission
Benefits of Vicia villosa in intercropping with sugarcane: analysis of spatial arrangement and yield
Last Updated: junio 19, 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 19, 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 19, 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 19, 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.
Chopping quality in harvesting: its relationship with sucrose loss and operational efficiency
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025In the last decade, green-cane harvesting in Colombia has significantly increased, reaching 75% in 2023. This growth has emphasized the need to monitor its impact on sucrose losses and operational efficiency. A key factor in harvesting quality is the condition of the billets, which are classified into sound, damaged, and mutilated.
Correcting furrow shape in sugarcane
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025In Estrella Sugar Mill, Panama, due to excessive damage caused to the cane harvester and the cane left in the field during the harvest process, it was decided to improve the conditions of the furrow in all its sugarcane fields. Furrow shape was improved after the harvest by a double subsoiling and disc cultivation of soil.
Data-driven agricultural management and technology use for risk assessment in sugarcane crop management
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025The objective of this paper was to describe the integration of information, algorithms, and technologies for quantitative risk assessment through forecasts, with the aim of optimizing agricultural management and achieving productivity and unit cost targets. Since 2022, at Azucarera Nacional, located in the central region of Panama, innovations in work planning and budgeting have been implemented, based on long-term climate and production forecasts.
Drought stress ‘memory’ increases cane yield and juice quality of field-grown sugarcane
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025This study explored the impact of intergenerational drought ‘memory’ on sugarcane yield and quality. Two sugarcane cultivars IACCTC07-8008 (drought tolerant) and IACSP95-5000 (high yielding) were subjected to drought cycles during tillering (group T) or maturation stage (group M). This study explored the impact of intergenerational drought ‘memory’ on sugarcane yield and quality. Two sugarcane cultivars IACCTC07-8008 (drought tolerant) and IACSP95-5000 (high yielding) were subjected to drought cycles during tillering (group T) or maturation stage (group M).
Effect of hydrothermal treatments on isolated sugarcane buds
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025In Cuba, sugarcane is usually planted manual, with cuttings 25-30 cm long that have 2-3 buds, requiring a considerable seed outlay, between 8-10 t/ha. This study aimed to determine the effect of different hydrothermal treatments on the sprouting of isolated buds and the control of Xanthomonas albilineans in sugarcane.
Effect of soil-tillage practices on water use in irrigated sugarcane cultivation
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025In the Valle del Río Cacua, most of the sugarcane area is irrigated using surface irrigation. This is applied up to five times per crop cycle, using between 1,200 and 2,500 m³/ha, according to environmental factors, crop stage, soil characteristics, and preparation practices. With the current reduction in water availability, there has been a push to find strategies to optimize the soil-water relationship and improve surface irrigation efficiency.