Abstract
Although sugarcane is a major crop, world production has for several years been in excess of demand and there is, therefore, an urgent need to cut production costs and increase yields. This article reviews the various methods currently being used to bring this about, not only on large plantations but on the smaller farms.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Smith
D.
‘Cane Sugar World’ . Palmer Publications , New York . 1978 .
2.World Sugar J ., 8 , 21 , 1985 .
3.
Humbert
R. P.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 (1 ), CI –CVIII , 1980 .
4.
Peng
S. Y.
‘The Biology and Control of Weeds in Sugarcane’ . Elsevier , Amsterdam . 1984 .
5.
Nickell
L. G.
In ‘Plant Growth Regulating Chemicals' Vol. I .
Nickell
L. G.
(ed.), 185 . CRC Press , Boca Raton, Florida. 1982 .
6.
de Geus
J. G.
‘Fertilizer Guide for the Tropics and Subtropics' . 2d. ed. , pp. 136 , 178 . Centre d'Etude de l'Azote , Zurich . 1973 .
7.S. Afr. Sug. Assn. Expt. Sta. Ann. Rep ., p. 34 , 1982–83 .
8.
Chambers
G. M.
Sugar Cane , Issue 1 , pp. 2 , 8, May/June 1983 .
9.
Schumacher
R. W.
Personal communication. 1985 .
10.S. Afr. Sug. Assn. Expt. Sta. Ann. Rep ., p. 25 , 1980–81 .
11.
Rostron
H.
S. Afr. Sugar J ., 69 , 187 , 1985 .
12.
Page
D. L.
Sugar y Azucar , 78 , 12 , 1983 .
13.
Julien
M. H. R.
,
Soopramanien
G. C.
,
Martine
J. F.
, and
Medan
H.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 , 571 , 1980 .
14.
Liang
C. J.
, and
Yang
C. W.
Rep. Taiwan Sug. Res. Inst ., 96 , 45 , 1982 .
15.
Boedijono
W.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 , 1652 , 1980 .
16.
McClintic
D.
, and
Henkes
R.
The Furrow (Trop. ed.), 89 (4 ), 7 , 1984 .
17.
Hitchcock
B. E.
,
Chandler
K. J.
, and
Stickley
B.D.A.
Proc. Aust. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 51 , 87 , 1984 .
18.
Richardson
F. E.
, and
Watt
E. J.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 , 1865 , 1980 .
19.
Ferris
H.
,
Goodell
P. B.
, and
McKenry
M. V.
Calif. Agric ., 35 , 13 , 1981 .
20.Taiwan Sug. Res. Inst. Ann. Rep ., pp. 26 –28 , 1980–81 .
21.
Tseng
S. T.
Taiwan Sugar , 28 , 92 , 1981 .
22.
Benda
G. T. A.
, and
Ricaud
C.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 16 , 483 , 1977 .
23.
Egan
B. T.
, and
Sturgess
O. W.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 , 1602 , 1980 .
24.S. Afr. Sugar J ., 69 , 51 , 1985 .
25.S. Afr. Sug. Assn. Expt. Sta. Ann. Rep ., p. 58 , 1983–84.
26.
Autrey
L. J. C.
,
Ricaud
C.
,
Sullivan
S.
, and
Dhayan
S.
Sugar y Azucar , 78 , 23 , 26, 30, 34, 1983 .
27.
Wade
M.
Span , 25 , 8 , 1982 .
28.
Koike
H.
The Sugar J ., 45 , 16 , 1983 .
29.
Serra
R. J.
,
Barredo
F. C.
, and
Guzon
S.
in Victorias Agric. Res. Repts . No. 32–41 , pp. 11 –13 , 1982–83.
30.
Tai
P. Y. P.
,
Miller
J. D.
,
Gill
B. S.
, and
Chew
V.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 , 1119 , 1980 .
31.
Roach
B. T.
Proc. Qld. (Aust.) Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 45 , 11 , 1978 .
32.
Lo
C. C.
,
Chen
W. H.
,
Shen
I. S.
, and
Shih
S. C.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 , 1477 , 1980 .
33.
Rao
H. K. S.
, and
Sachan
R. S.
Proc. Joint Conv. Indian Sugar Technol. Assns ., 6 , Ag. 175 , 1977 .
34.
Liu
M. C.
,
Yeh
H. S.
, and
Chen
W. H.
Rep. Taiwan Sug. Res. Inst ., 102 , 1 , 1983 .
35.
Krisnamurthi
M.
Proc. Int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol ., 17 , 1208 , 1980 .