Investigating Visible Cane Loss and Stump Damage Due to Sugarcane Chopper Harvester Usage in Thailand
Sarawut Rungmekarat,
Kittituch Thupwong,
Songyos Chotchutima
et al.
Abstract:Sugarcane farmers face a primary concern regarding cane losses when employing mechanized harvesters. The present study aimed to investigate visible cane losses resulting from the use of large- and medium-sized chopper harvesters. Investigation of the cane losses by sugarcane harvesters was focused on the loss from remaining cane stumps, the extractors, and the elevators. The damage index of sugarcane stumps was investigated in the presented study. Large harvester usage led to cane losses of 2.19, 0.53, and 0.2… Show more
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