Abstract:
An experiment to determine the effect of different planting patterns on the yield potential and juice quality of autumn planted sugarcane was conducted at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. The planting patterns comprised 100 cm spaced single rows with 30 cm wide ditches, 100 cm spaced double rows with 60 cm wide ditches, 100 cm spaced triple rows with 90 cm wide ditches, 100 cm spaced 100 x 100 cm pits, 90 cm spaced single rows and 90 cm spaced double-row strips. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replications. The results revealed that sugarcane planted in 100 cm spaced double rows with 60 cm wide ditches on account of relatively greater number of stripped canes m-2 and higher weight per stripped cane gave significantly the highest stripped cane yield of 134.81 tha-1, which was statistically equal to that produced by 100 cm spaced 100 x 100 cm pits planting (132.50 t ha-2). The lowest cane yield of 105.95 t ha-2 was recorded for sugarcane planted in 90 cm spaced single row. Similarly sucrose contents in cane juice were the highest (18.68%) in sugarcane planted in 90 cm spaced double-row strips followed by that planted in 90 cm spaced single rows (18.63%) against the lowest 18.44% in that planted in 100 cm spaced triple rows with 90 cm wide ditches.
Page(s):
167-169
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Year: 2007