The Biosecurity-Extension-Researcher partnership at the South African Sugarcane Research Institute provides a conduit for knowledge exchange between researchers and sugarcane growers. This partnership provides a foundation for the promotion of new varieties, raises grower awareness to relevant disease issues through regular monitoring, and promotes the use of integrated disease management strategies to minimise losses.
Sugarcane productivity can be enhanced using foliar application of plant hormones and biostimulants. Field studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of application of a combination of gibberellic acid (GA3) with the biostimulants seaweed and amino acids on growth and productivity of sugarcane varieties (CC 01-1940 and CC 11-600).
The development of green processes to transform lignocellulosic biomass into energy or high-value added products is widely studied due to current environmental issues. Binderless materials were produced by thermocompression in order to valorize sugarcane bagasse into food containers.
Development of innovative technology based on mechanical vapour recompression (MVR) for sugarcane processing is explained. The reuse of thermal waste heat using a compressor allows high heat economy and eliminates the need for external heat generation and rejection units such as boilers, turbines, cooling towers and condensers.
Sugarcane production is often impaired by factors related to loss of soil fertility and severe weed infestations, causing high usage of N fertilizers and herbicides, respectively. Integrating leguminous crops in sugarcane as fallow-breaks was identified as one of the pillars of new cropping systems to mitigate the general yield decline observed in the Mauritian sugar industry since the 1990s. Sugarcane production is often impaired by factors related to loss of soil fertility and severe weed infestations, causing high usage of N fertilizers and herbicides, respectively. Integrating leguminous crops in sugarcane as fallow-breaks was identified as one of the pillars of new cropping systems to mitigate the general yield decline observed in the Mauritian sugar industry since the 1990s.
Energycane, or high-fiber sugarcane (Saccharum hybrids), is recognized as a dedicated feedstock for lignocellulosic ethanol production. The biomass yield, quality, and ecosystem services of an improved energycane genotype (UFCP 84-1047) were evaluated by integrating it into the existing sugarcane-sweetcorn planting system using integrated landscape management (ILM).
Efficient harvest timing is critical for optimizing sugarcane yield and resource use. This study integrates multispectral and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery with advanced machine-learning algorithms to develop a scalable model for real-time monitoring and forecasting of sugarcane ripening. By tracking the temporal evolution of physiological phenomena measured through neural networks over satellite imaging, the NAX ripening model enables precise prediction of optimal harvest windows.
The cane shredder is one of the most maintenance-intensive and costly machines in the preparation and milling process, requiring hammer replacements every 15-25 days, taking approximately 2-4 hours for that work and causing up to 20 annual stoppages.
Some abiotic/biotic stress in sugarcane is heterogeneous and varies in a large field during its long growing period among seasons. The negative effects of mechanized harvesting by pulling plants or driving on the rows depend on the operator’s skill and the degree of lodging.
Water resources limitation is a major challenge faced by farmers in Iran. To address this issue, sugarcane industries must find ways to increase irrigation water-use efficiency. Currently, sugarcane is irrigated using a furrow irrigation system through gated pipes. A study was conducted at Karun Agro, Industry to explore different strategies for improving water-use efficiency using several experiments.