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Effect of Planting Technique and Planting Density on Yield of Late Planted Sugarcane in North Central India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

R. L. Yadav ,
Ravi Kumar  and
R. S. Verma
R. L. Yadav
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow-226002, India
Ravi Kumar
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow-226002, India
R. S. Verma
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow-226002, India
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Summary

In the wheat–sugarcane rotation, which covers more than half of the growing area in subtropical India, planting of sugarcane is delayed until after the wheat harvest in April–May. This allows little time for the sugarcane to produce tillers and so results in smaller millable cane populations and yields than those from more timely (February–March) plantings. This study considers techniques such as ring and trench planting which might allow a high seed rate to compensate for reduced tillering. Yields obtained using these systems were about 20 t ha−1 greater than from the conventional flat planting method, because of a better distribution of primary shoots from the parent sett and reduced plant competition during the early stage of growth. The cost of cane production was greatest with the ring system and least with the conventional planting method but deep trenches gave the best net return.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 281 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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