Optimizing Row Spacing to Ameliorate the Productivity of Spring Sugarcane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i> L.)

Abstract

One of the main reasons behind reduced cane yield is pathetic method of planting. Planting method and row spacing are the most important yield contributing factors in sugarcane. A field experiment was carried out in order to determine quality and yield of sugarcane in various spatial arrangements. Treatments are 180 cm spaced trenches with triple row strips; 180 cm spaced trenches with alternate row strips; 120 cm spaced trenches with double row strips and 60 cm spaced furrow with single row. Perusal of data revealed that 3.6%, 13.4%, 15%, 15.3% more cane diameter (cm), cane length (cm), stripped cane yield (t•ha −1), sugar yield (t•ha −1) were obtained from 180 cm spaced trenches with triple row strips as compared to conventional planting method i.e. 60 cm spaced furrows. While the number of millable canes m −2 , polarity %, cane juice purity %, cane juice %, commercial cane sugar % and cane sugar recovery % remained non-significant by different planting techniques.

Evaluation of Different Planting Technique in Ratoon Sugarcane under Semi-Arid Conditions

“…The non significant differences among all the planting patterns were probably attributed to the uniform cane maturity in all treatment. These finding are similar to those of (Ullah et al, 2016) clearly established their findings that row spacing failed to impact cane quality. Harvest index express the efficiency of the crop for production of its economic parts.…”

“…The maximum trash weight was recorded in T3 (8.14) which were at par with T4 (8.12). On contrary the lowest trash weight (4.97 t ha -1 ) was recorded from T5 similar result have been reported by (Ullah et al, 2016) strip cane yield per hectare is a function of the interplay of various yield parameters. The data on strip cane yield presented in Table 1.…”

“…Being a perennial crop, sugarcane is capable of growing successfully as ratoon crop for several years if managed properly and looked after carefully. At farmer's field the ratoon sugarcane yield has always been less than that of plant crop (Ullah et al, 2016;Raza et al, 2016).…”

Improving Sugarcane Productivity through Single Eye Bud Settling by Adopting Different Inter and Intra Row Spacing of Sugarcane

“…Higher yield attributes like millable cane height, cane girth, number of internodes per cane and average cane weight under wider row spacing might be due to the availability of optimum of nutrient, water and light utilization that does not create any sort of competition whereas in case of closer spacing might built some sort of competition. Similar results are reported by Bhatnagar (2003), Mokashi (2005) and Ullah et al, (2016). Significantly higher number of millable canes at harvest (50113 thousand/ha) was recorded under the treatment of planting of single eye bud settling at 120 cm (R 2 ) and remained at par with planting of single eye bud settling at 105 cm (R 1 ).…”

Impact of NPK Fertilization on Growth and Yield of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) under Different Planting Methods

“…Potassium also plays its role in conveying nitrate from the roots to the shoots and leaves (Krauss, 2003;Abbasi et al, 2012). Planting methods are among the most important problem leading to sugarcane yield (Ehsanullah et al, 2016). The most common method of sugar cane planting is "overlapping", "end to end" and "double set" methods (Nazir et al, 2013).…”