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Chopping quality in harvesting: its relationship with sucrose loss and operational efficiency
Last Updated: junio 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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.
Effect of suspending irrigation on the quality, quantity and water consumption in early sugarcane varieties in Iran
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Suspending irrigation at the end of the growth period enhances juice quality in early sugarcane varieties by promoting natural ripening.
Effect of three biostimulants on reducing herbicide damage in sugarcane cultivation
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Herbicide damage in sugarcane crops can cause leaf chlorosis, leaf necrosis and, in some cases, retardation of crop growth and decreased sugarcane yield. We evaluated the effect of three biostimulants (T1: hormone mobilizer + micronutrients, T2: amino acids + gibberellic acid (GA) + micronutrients, T3: algae + GA + micronutrients, T0: control with no biostimulants) in combination with the conventional herbicide formula (diuron 1600 g ai ha⁻¹, ametryn 1000 g ai ha⁻¹, amine 1080 g ai ha⁻¹, mesotrione 144 g ai ha⁻¹ and terbutryn 500 g ai ha⁻¹).
Effect of trash mulching on water-use efficiency of sugarcane
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Water is the most crucial input in sugarcane cultivation. The availability of water in an appropriate quantity at the right time throughout crop growth has become a major constraint in achieving sustainable sugarcane production.
Effect of trinexapac-ethyl on seedcane quality to improve stand establishment in sugarcane
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Most of the sugarcane in Florida is planted manually, but with increased labor shortages, sugarcane growers are exploring the possibilities of using mechanical planters such as billet planters to plant cane in Florida. However, the increased use of machines in the handling of seedcane imposes the risk of mechanical damage to the buds and the seedcane, which leads to the occurrence of skips and gaps resulting in poor germination and crop establishment, thus forcing growers to plant at higher densities to compensate for the losses. This study aimed at increasing the number of buds per unit billet length by reducing the internode length.