Does straw mulch partial-removal from soil interfere in yield and industrial quality sugarcane? A long term study

Aquino, Gisele Silva de; Medina, Cristiane de Conti; Shahab, Muhammad; Santiago, Antonio Dias; Cunha, Ana Carolina Benitez; Kussaba, Deise Akemi Omori; Carvalho, J. B.; Moreira, Adônis

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.11.026

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“…Lisboa et al, 2019), neither plant growth nor stalk yield were affected by straw management . Because the long-term impacts of straw management on sugarcane production are unknown, longer term studies (Aquino et al, 2018) are essential for understanding whether and how straw management affects plant growth and stalk yield over time.…”

Section: Stalk Yieldmentioning

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Sugarcane Straw Blanket Management Effects on Plant Growth, Development, and Yield in Southeastern Brazil

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In Brazilian sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) production systems, the practice of moving harvesting residue from row to inter‐row positions (i.e., raking) has increased in response to producer concerns over the potential negative effects of sugarcane straw on crop establishment and stalk yield. Despite increasing adoption among sugarcane farmers, the impacts of straw raking practices on plant growth and yield remain unclear. A 2‐yr experiment that included both dry and wet seasons was conducted at two sites in southeastern Brazil to evaluate straw management strategy effects on plant tillering, phytomass accumulation, plant nutritional status, and stalk yield. The experiments were established at the Bom Retiro mill and the Univalem mill. Experimental treatments included raking straw to inter‐rows (raked), total straw removal (bare soil), and no straw removal (straw cover). Raked and bare soil treatments improved plant tillering but did not influence final plant population. Straw management had a slight effect on phytomass accumulation. Reduction of phytomass yield was observed from the first to the second ratoon during both seasons at both sites. At Bom Retiro, phytomass yield decreased 37% for stands established during the dry season and 19% for stands established during the wet season. At Univalem, phytomass yield decreased 20% for stands established during the dry season and 30% for stands established during the wet season. Retaining straw in the field (regardless of treatment) increased leaf tissue P content but not stalk yield. Raking straw from row to inter‐row positions at these locations in southeastern Brazil had no benefit on sugarcane yield but may result in soil compaction and higher production costs over time.

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Section: Stalk Yieldmentioning

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Sugarcane Straw Blanket Management Effects on Plant Growth, Development, and Yield in Southeastern Brazil

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“…In Brazil, mulching and hydroseeding are the most‐used strategies. Both aim only to recondition the soil and minimize regular soil losses, while ignoring the effects of the invasion of exotic plant species (de Aquino et al., ; da Silva, Santos, & dos Santos, ; Souza et al., ). Furthermore, the application of hydroseeding and mulch can introduce and spread invasive exotic plant species (Kahmen, Poschlod, & Schreiber, ; Kruse, Bend, & Bierzychudek, ; Ramakrishna, Tam, Wani, & Long, ).…”

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Jute bioblanket as a soil rehabilitation strategy in Sorocaba, Brazil: Soil chemistry and SWOT approaches

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Tsuchiya

Mendes

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Soil erosion and the invasion of exotic plant species are major constraints to achieve sustainable development around the world. Currently, we find few products devoted concomitantly to combatting soil erosion as well as the establishment of unwanted exotic plants. In this paper, we introduce a new product, called herein a bioblanket, that protects the soil and impedes the establishment of exotic plant species. This product is of simple design, and to manufacture it, we use two biodegradable materials: jute tissue and grass wastes. We designed this product to combat soil erosion and the germination and establishment of new, unwanted, invasive plant species. In this paper, we describe our evaluation of how successful this product was in terms of improving the chemical attributes of soil. We also identified the product's potentialities and weaknesses by means of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. The bioblanket ameliorated the chemical attributes of the soil, as evidenced especially by the neutralization of acidity (8.5%) and aluminum toxicity (33%), and by an increment in nutrients concentration. We argue that after adequate treatment and management, the residues of plants that are normally considered unwanted materials can be transformed into a raw material to control the propagation of unwanted plant species, and concomitantly control soil erosion while improving the chemical conditions of the soil. The improvement of the soil chemical attributes was one of the main positive effects reported through the SWOT analysis. In addition, the SWOT analysis revealed some features that need improvement in future generations of the product, but we argue that these features do not impede the benefits for the use of the product in its present form.

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“…5). Therefore, long-term studies, such as that performed by Aquino et al (2018) in southern Brazil, are essential for understanding how straw management will affect plant growth and stalk yield over time.…”

Section: Stalk Yield and Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The main implications of sugarcane straw removal on plant growth and yield were subject of a few studies in Brazil. Overall, plant growth is little affected by different rates of straw removal , while stalk yield is not impacted when around 50% of straw is removed as a feedstock for bioenergy Aquino et al, 2018;. However, the amount of straw to be removed may vary through the different ratoons…”

Section: Soil Quality and Crop Yieldmentioning

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“…The sugarcane straw is highlighted as an important feedstock for bioenergy production in Brazil and studies have focused on defining the amount of straw that can be sustainably removed from the field Aquino et al, 2018). Moreover, chopped stalk plus straw was pointed out as the most cost-effective route to straw recovery from field (Cardoso et al, 2013), thus in the first chapter we presented a step-bystep guideline in which sugarcane harvester was used to quantify different rates of straw removal along with chopped stalk.…”

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Does straw mulch partial-removal from soil interfere in yield and industrial quality sugarcane? A long term study

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Sugarcane Straw Blanket Management Effects on Plant Growth, Development, and Yield in Southeastern Brazil

Sugarcane Straw Blanket Management Effects on Plant Growth, Development, and Yield in Southeastern Brazil

Jute bioblanket as a soil rehabilitation strategy in Sorocaba, Brazil: Soil chemistry and SWOT approaches

Sugarcane straw removal for bioenergy production: implications on plant and soil responses

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