Loss of cane and sugar yield resulting from Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner damage in cane-growing regions in China

AbstractCeratovacuna lanigera Zehntner is a major leaf pest of sugarcane. Widely distributed, it affects both the yield and quality of sugarcane in China. This study aimed to assess real yield and sugar yield losses, and the effect of C. lanigera damage on emergence of newly planted and ratoon cane under current production levels. Field experiments were carried out from 2014 to 2016 in Yunnan Province China. At maturity, plants were harvested and weighed to determine yield, and the effect on sugarcane quality and sucrose content analyzed. Real yield decreased by average of 46,185 kg hm−2 (range: 37,545–61,845 kg hm−2) in damaged versus undamaged areas, with an average yield loss rate of 35.9% (28.5–45.7%). Juice yield decreased by an average of 3.01% (2.4–4.13%) and sucrose content by 6.38% (5.48–8.16%). Juice brix decreased by an average of 7.66°BX (6.95–9.05°BX) and juice gravity purity by 12.35% (8.43–19.97%). In contrast, the reducing sugar content increased by an average of 1.21% (1.01–1.3%). Emergence rates of newly planted cane decreased by an average of 26.0% (24.7–27.3%). The emergence number of ratoon cane decreased by 66,834 hm2 (57,429–76,238 hm−2) and relative emergence loss rates of ratoon cane decreased by an average of 57.8% (57.6–58.0%). These findings confirm that C. lanigera damage severely affects sugarcane yield and quality in Yunnan Province. The results will help the implementation of effective control measures, thereby supporting sustainable development of the Chinese sugar industry.

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Pertumbuhan, Produktivitas dan Hasil Hablur Klon Tebu Masak Awal-Tengah di Tanah Inceptisol

Jurnal Agronomi Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Agronomy) ◽

10.24831/jai.v46i2.17088 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 208 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Supriyadi , ◽

Ahmad Dhiaul Khuluq ◽

Dan Djumali

Keyword(s):

Sugar Cane ◽

Sugar Industry ◽

Block Design ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Saccharum Officinarum ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Raw Material ◽

Dry Land ◽

Experimental Station ◽

Randomized Block Design

ABSTRACT Sugar cane is a strategic commodity for the Indonesian government as raw material for the national sugar industry. Cultivation of sugar cane has been shifted to dry areas dominated by Inceptisol, Vertisol, and Ultisol soil. These conditions require certain clones to obtain high sugar yield. New improved varieties have been developed and 8 early-mid maturiting clones have been obtained. The study was aimed to evaluate and obtain earty-mid maturing clones with higher sugar yield than the existing varieties in dry land of Inceptisol soil. The study was conducted at the Karangploso Experimental Station, Malang from July 2015 to September 2016. The study was arranged in a randomized block design with three replications. The treatment consistsed of eight clones of early to mid maturing sugarcane clones and one control variety (Kenthung). The eight clones were (1) PS 04 117, (2) PS 04 259, (3) PS 04 129, (4) PS 05 258, (5) PS 06 391, (6) PS 06 370, (7) PS 06 188, and (8) JR 01. The results showed that three clones (PS 06 188, PS 05 258 and JR 01) produced higher sugar yield (10.45-11.88 ton ha-1), and the other clones showewd lower sugar yield (6.55-9.37 ton ha-1) than that of Kenthung variety (9.16 ton ha-1).PS 06 188 and PS 05 258 clones obtained the highest sugar yield of 11.88 and 11.49 ton ha-1, respectively. Keywords: dry land, performance, Saccharum officinarum, sugar content, variety

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Nitrogen requirements of sugar beet in relation to harvesting date

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600054848 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 86 (2) ◽

pp. 373-377 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. R. J. Holmes ◽

J. R. Devine ◽

F. W. Dunnett

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Yield Response ◽

Nitrogen Rate ◽

Nitrogen Response ◽

Oolitic Limestone ◽

Early Harvest

SummarySeven field experiments were made on the effect of two harvesting dates on the nitrogen requirements of sugar beet. All were on Rauceby series soils overlying oolitic limestone in Lincolnshire.Nitrogen fertilizer increased sugar yield in all experiments, and yield was considerably higher at the mid-December harvest than in early October. On average, the sugar-yield response to nitrogen was greater at the late harvest, and the requirement for nitrogen was about 45 kg/ha higher then than at the early harvest. Sugar content was depressed less at the late harvest than at the early by increasing nitrogen rate.These results suggest that farmers should apply more nitrogen to fields that they plan to harvest late than to early-harvested fields; they also have implications for the conduct and interpretation of nitrogen response experiments on sugar beet.

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Effect of bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens and low fungicide dose seed treatments on parasite fungus Aphanomyces cochlioides and sugar beet yield and quality

Plant Soil and Environment ◽

10.17221/3447-pse ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 52 (No, 7) ◽

pp. 314-320

Author(s):

S. Kristek ◽

A. Kristek ◽

V. Guberac ◽

A. Stanisavljević

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Pseudomonas Fluorescens ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Soil Types ◽

Parasitic Fungus ◽

Root Yield ◽

Aphanomyces Cochlioides ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Seed Inoculation

Effect of sugar beet seed inoculation with a bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens and treatment by fungicides Thiram 42-S and Dithane S-60 with and without seed inoculation aiming to control Aphanomyces cochlioides – root decay agent was studied. The trial lasted for three years on two soil types (Mollic Gleysols and Eutric Cambisols). The following parameters of sugar beet yield and quality were investigated: root yield, sugar content, sugar in molasses, sugar yield as well as percentage of the infected and decayed plants as a consequence of parasite fungus infestation. The highest average sugar beet root yield was obtained in the variant of the seed treated with fungicide Thiram 42-S and inoculated with bacterium P. fluorescens (85.15 t/ha). However, there were no statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between the above-mentioned variant and the one with seed inoculated only with bacterium P. fluorescens (84.63 t/ha). The highest mean sugar content of 16.39% was also accomplished during the three-year investigation in the variant of the inoculated seed treated by fungicide Thiram 42-S. All other variants accomplished statistically very significantly lower values of this parameter. The same variant was characterized by the highest mean sugar yield value (12.79 t/ha) on both soil types. Namely, an average sugar yield of the variants inoculated with bacteria was 11.22 t/ha and by 44.22% higher compared to an average yield of non-inoculated variants. The highest percent of the infected and decayed plants (average value on both soil types in the three year investigation) was reported in the control variant (28.92% infected and 25.00% decayed plants) whereas the lowest one was detected in the variant of the seed inoculated with bacterium P. fluorescens in combination with low dose of fungicide Thiram 42-S (4.70% infected plants and 2.88% decayed plants). An average percent of the infected plants inoculated with bacterium P. fluorescens was 9.13% whereas the aforesaid value of the plants infected with parasitic fungus A. cochlioides in non-inoculated variants was by 146.00% higher being 22.42%.

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Effects of different fertilization practices on the glucose, fructose, sucrose, taste and texture of carrot

Agricultural and Food Science ◽

10.23986/afsci.72359 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 113-122

Author(s):

Aino-Maija Evers

Keyword(s):

High Performance ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Total Sugar ◽

Sucrose Content ◽

Glucose Content ◽

Total Sugar Content ◽

Contrast Analysis ◽

The Mean

The effects of different fertilization practices on the glucose, fructose, sucrose, taste and texture of carrot cv. Nantes Duke Notabene 370 Sv were studied in field experiments carried out in southern Finland in 1985 and 1986. The effects of unirrigated and irrigated placement and broadcast fertilization, NPK fertirrigations without basic fertilization, NPK fertirrigations with NPK basic fertilization, and PK placement with N fertirrigations were compared. Further, the effects of single application were compared with those of split applications. Sugar analyses were made by high performance liquid chromatography, and sensory evaluations were performed for taste and texture. The results were analysed by contrast analysis. In 1985, fertilization and fertilization practices had no effects on sugar contents. In 1986, the unfertilized treatments had a tendency to yield higher glucose and fructose, and thus also total sugar contents than did the fertilized treatments on the average. Placement fertilization had a tendency to increase the glucose content as compared to NPK fertirrigations. No significant differences or tendencies were found in sucrose content. The glucose and fructose contents were higher in 1985 than in 1986. The sucrose content was mainly opposite, being higher in 1986.Weather conditions were more favourable for photosynthesis in 1986 than in 1985. The mean total sugar content in fresh weight was 7.8 % in 1985 and 6.7 % in 1986. Indicative results of taste and texture are presented. The sugar content in organically cultivated carrots did not differ from that of conventionally grown carrots, but the taste was worse.

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Comparison of costs and yields of ‘type top’ and ‘type average’ growers in Dutch sugarbeet growing

Sugar Industry ◽

10.36961/si10155 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 550-560 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Bram Hanse ◽

Frans Tijink ◽

Oliver Mußhof ◽

Bernward Märländer

Keyword(s):

Resource Use ◽

Sugar Industry ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

The European Union ◽

Significant Relation ◽

Year Effect ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Yield Quality ◽

Average Average

The Dutch sugar industry and sugarbeet research initiated the project SUSY (Speeding Up Sugar Yield) as a reaction to the reform of the European Union sugar regime. The project was aimed at softening the reform’s impact on grower income by improving their knowledge on raising sugar yield and identifying possible cost savings. From each sugarbeet growing region in The Netherlands, 26 pairs of ‘type top’ (high yielding) and ‘type average’ (average yielding) farmers were selected, based on their yield levels in 2000–2004. During three years, all aspects of sugarbeet production were investigated on 75 fields of ‘type top’ and 74 fields of ‘type average’ growers. Based on grower’s crop management record, cost variables were calculated and analyzed in relation to yield and quality variables. The factors year and grower caused most of the significant effects on yield, quality and cost variables. The grower can compensate for the year effect of biotic and abiotic variables on yield. The ‘type top’ growers had significantly higher sugar yields in each year compared to ‘type average’ growers, but the total variable costs did not differ. This makes the ‘type top’ growers more efficient in resource use. Costs for manure and fertilizer, ‘other’ and irrigation significantly increased the total variable costs. With higher fungicide costs, sugar yield significantly increased. There was no significant relation between the intensity of sugarbeet production and sugar yield. Based on this study, it can be concluded that the most profitable strategy for the growers is maximizing sugar yield and optimizing costs. The observed differences in sugar yield were not caused by economical constraints.

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Effect of different single herbicide doses on sugar beet yield, quality and associated weeds

Bulletin of the National Research Centre ◽

10.1186/s42269-020-00476-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

Author(s):

E. M. Abd El Lateef ◽

B. B. Mekki ◽

M. S. Abd El-Salam ◽

I. M. El-Metwally

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Research Centre ◽

Soil Conditions ◽

Root Yield ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Biological Yield ◽

Yield Quality ◽

Hand Weeding

Abstract Background The objective of this work is to identify the most proper herbicidal treatment on sugar beet to compare different single weed control herbicide doses on sugar beet traits and associated weeds as well as yield and quality under sandy soil conditions. Therefore, two field experiments were conducted during the winter seasons of 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 at the Experimental Farm of the National Research Centre, El-Beheira Governorate. Tigro at 1.0 and 0.750 l fed−1, Betasana-Trio at 0.675 and at 0.9 l fed−1, Select Super at 0.5 and 0.375 l fed−1 and Betanal MaxxPro at 0.5 l fed−1 besides the unweeded and hand weeded twice were used. Results The results showed that the herbicides Betasana-Trio at 0.9 l fed−1, Tigro at 1.0 l fed−1 and Betasana-Trio at 0.675 l fed−1 when sprayed twice could effectively and/or completely eliminate the broadleaved weeds associated with sugar beet plants. Moreover, the results indicated and confirmed that Tigro and Betasana-Trio herbicides are effective in controlling broadleaved weeds. Similar tendency was recorded for the narrow-leaved weeds, where Select Super or Betanal MaxxPro at 0.5 l fed−1 as well as Select Super at 0.375 l fed−1 could completely eliminate or minimize the narrow-leaved weeds associated with sugar beet plants. The greatest significant root length, root diameters and root yield plant−1 were recorded when hand weeding twice followed by Betanal MaxxPro at 0.5 l fed−1 without significant differences. Gross sugar % ranged between 12.08 and 15 .7% and extractable sugar % ranged between 8.97 and 13.8% for Betasana-Trio at 0.09 l fed−1 and Betanal MaxxPro at 0.5 l fed−1. Conclusion Betanal MaxxPro gave the highest values of root and biological yield ton fed−1. Betanal MaxxPro followed by hand weeding treatment twice resulted in the greatest sugar yield fed−1. The highest sugar yield resulted from the herbicidal treatment with Betanal MaxxPro or Tigro at 1.0 l fed−1, which gave the greatest gross and extractable sugar yield fed−1 and exceeded the hand weeding treatment by 10.4 and 7.8%.

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Yield and quality of two sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. altissima Döll) cultivars are influenced by foliar application of salicylic acid, irrigation timing, and planting density

Acta agriculturae Slovenica ◽

10.14720/aas.2020.115.2.1159 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 115 (2) ◽

pp. 273

Author(s):

Khaled A.A. ABDELAAL ◽

Sahar H. RASHED ◽

Adel RAGAB ◽

Akbar HOSSAIN ◽

Ayman EL Sabagh

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Sugar Beet ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Irrigation Scheduling ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Fresh Mass ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Planting Density ◽

Yield And Quality

Two field experiments were conducted to evaluate the time of foliar application of 100 ppm salicylic acid (SA), two irrigation (IR) timings, three levels of spacing (SP) hill-1 with different plant density on growth, yield and quality characters of two sugar beet cultivars (‘Samba’ and ‘Farida’). The results revealed that the foliar application of 100 ppm SA at 30 days after planting (DAP) and 14 days after the first application significantly influenced top fresh mass and root biomass of sugar beet plants. Conversely, the increasing period between planting and first irrigation scheduling led to significant differences in fresh mass, sugar yield, and sucrose % as well as purity % of sugar beet. Plants density with 60 × 20 cm spacing hill-1 was found to be better than the other two spacings for major characters, particularly root fresh mass, and Total soluble solids and purity %. Inversely, spacing at 60 × 15 cm, between hills gave the maximum levels of top fresh mass, root yield and sugar yield in the first season. The interaction effect between spacing hill-1 at 60 × 20 cm and 100 ppm SA applied at 30 DAP gave the maximum levels of increment for most of the studied characters, particularly for cultivar ‘Farida’.

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Determination of Sucrose Content in Sugarcane Liquids Through Angular Dispersion Angle Measurement

Jurnal ILMU DASAR ◽

10.19184/jid.v20i2.8497 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

M. Misto ◽

Tri Mulyono ◽

Bowo Eko Cahyono

Keyword(s):

Sugar Industry ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Digital Signal ◽

Electronic System ◽

Green Laser ◽

Basic Program ◽

Angle Measurement ◽

Processing Unit ◽

Sucrose Content ◽

Analog To Digital

In the sugar industry, it is important to measure the sucrose content of sugar cane so that an electronic system is needed for measurement. The system was employed an array photodiode as a sensor, red and green laser, operational amplifiers (opamp), an analog to digital converter from Arduino, and a computer. The main operation of the measurement system was conducted by the sensor and controller system in the computer. The controller was programmed with Basic program, a program that suitable for the device. The signal from array photodiode sensor is send to signal processing unit (opamp) and converted to digital signal by ADC. Then the digital code is countered by controller and displayed by monitor computer. Keywords: sugar content, array photodiode, Arduino.

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Effect of Time of Sugarcane Harvest on Sucrose Content and Sugar Yield

The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico ◽

10.46429/jaupr.v61i1.10481 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 77-81

Author(s):

S. Alers-Alers ◽

M. A. Lugo-López

Keyword(s):

Field Experiments ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Block Designs ◽

Sucrose Content ◽

Ratoon Crop ◽

Sugarcane Varieties ◽

The Third ◽

Randomized Block Designs ◽

Plant Crop

Twelve field experiments with six sugarcane varieties were planted in randomized block designs at four locations (three experiments in each area). One at each location was planted in January; the second in March; and the third in May. Results were pooled and analyses of variance performed, irrespective of location, for sucrose content, and cane and sugar yield per acre of th e plant crop, the ratoon crop, and the combined plant crop-ratoon crop. These analyses indicated that for harvesting at 12 months, cane harvested in mid-March was higher in sucrose content and yielded more cane and sugar than that harvested in mid-January or mid-May.

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Effects of Seaweed Extracts on the Growth, Physiological Activity, Cane Yield and Sucrose Content of Sugarcane in China

Frontiers in Plant Science ◽

10.3389/fpls.2021.659130 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Diwen Chen ◽

Wenling Zhou ◽

Jin Yang ◽

Junhua Ao ◽

Ying Huang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Field Experiments ◽

Physiological Activity ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Sucrose Phosphate Synthase ◽

Utilization Efficiency ◽

Cane Yield ◽

Growth Stages ◽

Photosynthetic Parameters ◽

Sucrose Content ◽

Seaweed Extracts

Seaweed extracts (SEs) have been widely used as biostimulants in crop management due to their growth-promoting and stress-resistant effects. To date, there are few reports of the effect of SEs on sucrose content and cane yield. Here, we conducted field experiments for three consecutive growth seasons (2017∼2019) in two areas (Suixi and Wengyuan) of China, to investigate the yield and sugar content of sugarcane in response to SE treatment at different growth stages. The results showed that spraying SEs once at seedling (S), early elongation (E), and early mature (M) stages, respectively, once at S and E stages, respectively, or once at the S stage increased the cane yield by 9.23, 9.01, and 3.33%, respectively, implying that SEs application at the early elongation stage played a vital role in promoting sugarcane growth. Photosynthetic parameters and nutrient efficiency analysis showed that spraying SEs at S and E stages enhanced the net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, and water use efficiency, and increased N, P, or K utilization efficiency, compared with those of the control. Notably, cane yield increasing rate of SEs in 2017 and 2018 were higher than those in 2019 in Wengyuan but lower than those in 2019 in Suixi. Interestingly, the total rainfall and monthly average rainfall in 2017 and 2018 were lower than those in 2019 in Wengyuan but higher than those in 2019 in Suixi. The results suggested that the yield increasing rate of SEs on sugarcane was better in less rainfall years. The sucrose content of sugarcane showed no difference between spraying SEs at the M stage alone or at the three growth stages but was higher than those of SE treatments at S and/or E stages. Enzyme activity analysis showed that spraying SEs at the M stage increased the activity of sucrose phosphate synthase activity by 9.14% in leaves and 15.16% in stems, and decreased soluble acid invertase activity in stems by 16.52%, which contributed to the sucrose increase of 5.00%. The above results suggested that SEs could increase cane yield and promote sucrose accumulation in sugarcane. The yield increasing effect was more obvious under conditions of drought stress.

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