Chilo sacchariphagus Bojer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a chronic pest of sugarcane in Mauritius, and serious localised infestations are frequent in the dry regions. From its recently confirmed presence in Mozambique, C. sacchariphagus also represents a biosecurity threat to the sugar industries of South Africa and neighbouring African countries.
Sugarcane brown rust (Puccinia melanocephala) is a disease of major importance in many sugar producing regions of the world, causing significant yield losses and economic impacts. The most effective method for controlling this disease is the use of resistant commercial varieties.
This study was undertaken to address concerns that many cane varieties in the development pipeline in Australia have fibre quality classified as soft, with some soft enough to cause processing problems in the factory. Where soft canes have been approved for production, the factory has to have a strategy to process them.
The concept of drying bagasse with flue gas was introduced to improve the utilization of waste heat from sugar mill boilers, thereby improving boiler performance and fuel saving. A demonstration project of a flash-drying system with a 10.0 t/h capacity was tested in 2009 in India, where bagasse was dried in a co-current flow in the flash tube with part flue gas from a 70 t/h boiler and then passing through cyclonic separators.
Nanoparticles are less than 100 nm in size, and those made from metals such as silver have sparked considerable interest as ideal materials due to their unique features, such as biocompatibility, inert nature, stability, and low toxicity.
Sugarcane 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.
Birds are a fundamental component of agroecosystems due to the goods and services they provide, including pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control. Despite these benefits, birds have been overlooked in biodiversity conservation planning for sugarcane crops in Colombia.
In 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).
Over the past 9 years, the sugarcane agroindustry has made progress in measuring its carbon footprint from cultivation to the production of sugar, ethanol, and energy. Cenicaña has engaged sugarcane growers, who represent 75% of the planted area in Colombia’s Cauca River Valley, highlighting the importance of measuring and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Digital 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.