Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral Soil
The addition of agricultural by-products to mineral soils has the potential to improve crop production. This study aimed to determine the effects of the readily available sugarcane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>) milling by-product bagasse as a soil amendment on yields of sugarcane grown...
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| author | Nan Xu Jehangir H. Bhadha Abul Rabbany Stewart Swanson James M. McCray Yuncong C. Li Sarah L. Strauss Rao Mylavarapu |
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| description | The addition of agricultural by-products to mineral soils has the potential to improve crop production. This study aimed to determine the effects of the readily available sugarcane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>) milling by-product bagasse as a soil amendment on yields of sugarcane grown on a sandy Entisol of South Florida. The field trial was conducted on a commercial sugarcane farm for three annual crop cycles (plant cane and two ratoons). Four treatments including 5 cm bagasse (85 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>); 10 cm bagasse (170 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>); 10 cm bagasse (170 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>) plus 336 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> ammonium nitrate; and a control (without bagasse and ammonium nitrate) were evaluated. Results indicate that one single application of bagasse increased sugarcane biomass and sugar yield by approximately 23% in the plant cane year. A higher application rate of bagasse (10 cm of bagasse) was recommended since it had a longer effect on increasing sugarcane biomass and sugar yield. Bagasse application enhanced silicon (Si) supply and increased Si plant nutrition. However, the effects of bagasse on the other leaf nutrients were not significant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06cf6a84bb264846a5768faccf78fa7b2023-11-22T06:25:05ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-07-01118152610.3390/agronomy11081526Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral SoilNan Xu0Jehangir H. Bhadha1Abul Rabbany2Stewart Swanson3James M. McCray4Yuncong C. Li5Sarah L. Strauss6Rao Mylavarapu7Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USASoil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USAEverglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USAIFAS Extension, University of Florida, LaBelle, FL 33935, USAAgronomy Department, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USATropical Research and Education Center, Soil and Water Sciences Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Homestead, FL 33031, USASoil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142, USASoil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USAThe addition of agricultural by-products to mineral soils has the potential to improve crop production. This study aimed to determine the effects of the readily available sugarcane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>) milling by-product bagasse as a soil amendment on yields of sugarcane grown on a sandy Entisol of South Florida. The field trial was conducted on a commercial sugarcane farm for three annual crop cycles (plant cane and two ratoons). Four treatments including 5 cm bagasse (85 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>); 10 cm bagasse (170 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>); 10 cm bagasse (170 ton ha<sup>−1</sup>) plus 336 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> ammonium nitrate; and a control (without bagasse and ammonium nitrate) were evaluated. Results indicate that one single application of bagasse increased sugarcane biomass and sugar yield by approximately 23% in the plant cane year. A higher application rate of bagasse (10 cm of bagasse) was recommended since it had a longer effect on increasing sugarcane biomass and sugar yield. Bagasse application enhanced silicon (Si) supply and increased Si plant nutrition. However, the effects of bagasse on the other leaf nutrients were not significant.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/8/1526bagasseleaf nutrient analysismineral soilssugarcane production |
| spellingShingle | Nan Xu Jehangir H. Bhadha Abul Rabbany Stewart Swanson James M. McCray Yuncong C. Li Sarah L. Strauss Rao Mylavarapu Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral Soil Agronomy bagasse leaf nutrient analysis mineral soils sugarcane production |
| title | Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral Soil |
| title_full | Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral Soil |
| title_fullStr | Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral Soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral Soil |
| title_short | Crop Nutrition and Yield Response of Bagasse Application on Sugarcane Grown on a Mineral Soil |
| title_sort | crop nutrition and yield response of bagasse application on sugarcane grown on a mineral soil |
| topic | bagasse leaf nutrient analysis mineral soils sugarcane production |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/8/1526 |
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