Response of Sugarcane to Filter Press Mud and N, P, and K Fertilizers. I. Effect on Sugarcane Yield and Sucrose Content 1

1976 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Prasad
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geila S. Carvalho ◽  
Jakeline R. Oliveira ◽  
Isabela Vasques ◽  
Monna Lysa T. Santana ◽  
Marina Justi ◽  
...  

Abstract Potentially toxic elements (PTE’s) are of great concern in steel mill wastes. Therefore, in other to use them as potential fertilizers in soil, risk assessments are needed. Three steel mill wastes were tested as possible amendments for soils at six different doses (0; 0,5; 1; 2; 4; 8; 16 t ha-1): Phosphate mud (PM), Metallurgical press residue (MPR) and Filter press mud (FPM) during rice cultivation in a pot experiment in a Haplic Gleisol. Analysis on rice tissues, including roots, shoots, husk and grains were conducted and contents of Cu, Cd, Ni, Zn, Mn and Pb were assessed. Translocation and bioaccumulation factors were calculated for each element. In general, PTE’s are more accumulated in roots and greater contents of Zn and Mn were found, while the lowest ones were found for Pb, probably due to its lack of functional roles during plants development. Higher translocation was observed for Mn, which is associated to the redox conditions of rice cultivation and the high mobility of this element under this condition. Application of steel mill wastes can increase PTE’s bioavailability and translocation factors, especially PM, but all of the wastes reveal a high hazard index.


Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risky Mulana Anur ◽  
Nurul Mufithah ◽  
Widhi Dyah Sawitri ◽  
Hitoshi Sakakibara ◽  
Bambang Sugiharto

Sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) is a key enzyme in sucrose synthesis, which controls sucrose content in plants. This study was designed to examine the efficacy of the overexpression of SoSPS1 gene on sucrose accumulation and carbon partitioning in transgenic sugarcane. The overexpression of SoSPS1 gene increased SPS activity and sucrose content in transgenic sugarcane leaves. More importantly, the overexpression enhanced soluble acid invertase (SAI) activity concomitant with the increase of glucose and fructose levels in the leaves, whereas sucrose synthase activity exhibited almost no change. In the stalk, a similar correlation was observed, but a higher correlation was noted between SPS activity and sugar content. These results suggest that SPS overexpression has both direct and indirect effects on sugar concentration and SAI activity in sugarcane. In addition, SPS overexpression resulted in a significant increase in plant height and stalk number in some transgenic lines compared to those in non-transgenic control. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that enhancing SPS activity is a useful strategy for improving sugarcane yield.


1953 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Chinloy ◽  
R. F. Innes ◽  
D. J. Finney

Study of the nutritional requirements of sugar cane on a Jamaican estate necessitated simultaneous experimentation with five manurial factors: sulphate of ammonia, superphosphate, muriate of potash, bagasse, and filter press mud. By adopting a one-third replication of a 35 factorial scheme, each factor could be tested at single and double levels for comparison with the absence of the factor.The structure and confounding system of the design adopted have been described and the method of computing the analysis of variance has been explained. Fractional replication introduces special problems of interpretation, and this experiment illustrates how they may be resolved. Each fertilizer clearly benefited the crop, and several interactions appeared; some ambiguity of meaning is an inevitable concomitant of fractional replication, so that care was needed in order to assign effects to the right causes. The most clearly marked effects were:(i) Without phosphate, nitrogen failed to produce any response; where phosphatic manuring was adequate the crop responded well to nitrogen.(ii) Superphosphate and filter press mud were practically interchangeable as sources of phosphate.(iii) Bagasse appears to act as a source of potash; the interaction of responses is not very clearly established, but little extra response to artificial potash occurred when bagasse was given.(iv) No evidence was obtained that the double level of any fertilizer was superior to the single.There was also a suggestion of a reduced superphosphate response in the presence of bagasse.If a recommendation on manuring were to be based on this experiment, it would be that a maximum of 3 cwt. sulphate of ammonia per acre be used with either 4 cwt. 18% superphosphate and 1 cwt. muriate of potash per acre or 10 tons filter press mud and 20 tons bagasse per acre. In reality, of course, no attempt ought to be made to determine a general manurial policy from results of a single year of experimentation on plant cane at one place.The experiment should be regarded rather as typical of what can be done than as a complete investigation of manurial needs.


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Larsen ◽  
Kimberly A. Moore

Filter press mud (FPM) is a waste product of the sugar manufacturing industry that is primarily composed of soil, finely ground sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) stalks, and lime. It is widely used as a soil amendment wherever sugarcane is produced. This study sought to investigate the impact of fertilization with potassium nitrate on the growth of vinca (Cataranthus roseus L.) being grown in mixtures of FPM and vermiculite. The purpose of the study was to investigate the nutrient-supplying ability of the FPM-based growing medium. A completely randomized factorial design was installed into 18-count landscape trays, with each cell consisting of a different growing medium by fertilization treatment. While the bulk density of FPM-based growing media tended to be higher than FafardTM 2, plant growth was not stunted. Electrical conductivity and pH were not deleterious to the plants in any of the FPM treatments. Fertilization increased plant growth and development in all treatments in comparison to non-fertilized controls. The 1:1 FPM and vermiculite mixture by volume had the greatest increase in growth from fertilization while the least change in growth from fertilization occurred with the 100 percent FPM treatment. When using FPM as a growing medium, it appears that the fertilization practices might be decreased to take advantage of the nutrients released by the growing medium.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
R. Rahmawati

This study was conducted in Wiringpalenna village, Tempe sub-district of Wajo district, with the aim to determine the effect of the type of organic matter on the growth and production of pakchoy plants. The study was arranged based on a Randomized Block Design with five treatments namely: without organic matter, chicken manure, Blotong (Filter press mud), bokashi common water hyacinth, bokashi rice straw. The results showed that from variables tested; plant height, the number of leaves, the width of leaves, fresh weight of plants, fresh weight of plants per plot, and fresh weight per hectare, treatment with bokashi common water hyacinth obtained the best result


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