Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management
The judicious use of crop input is of prime importance for achieving a considerable output with a low-cost input. A two-year field experimentation was executed to assess the effect of varying polymer-coated single super phosphate (SSP) regimes on the yield and quality of sugarcane under differential...
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| author | Muhammad Sajid Muhammad Amjid Hassan Munir Mohammad Valipour Fahd Rasul Aka Khil Mashael Daghash Alqahtani Muhammad Ahmad Usman Zulfiqar Rashid Iqbal Muhammad Fraz Ali Iqra Ibtahaj |
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| description | The judicious use of crop input is of prime importance for achieving a considerable output with a low-cost input. A two-year field experimentation was executed to assess the effect of varying polymer-coated single super phosphate (SSP) regimes on the yield and quality of sugarcane under differential water regimes. A two-factor study was executed under a randomized complete block design with a split-plot arrangement. The CPF-249 sugarcane variety was planted during the 2019–2020 period and the 2020–2021 period. The experiment consisted of four levels of polymer-coated SSP, i.e., control, 90, 110, and 130 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>, and three water regimes, which consisted of a number of irrigations, i.e., 18 irrigations, 15 irrigations, and 12 irrigations. Moreover, the water regimes were kept in the main plot, whereas the polymer-coated supplement was allocated in a subplot and replicated thrice. The data on the yield components and sugar-related traits were recorded during both years of study, and the treatment means were differentiated using an LSD test at a 95% confidence interval. Summating the findings of this study, a significant variation was revealed under the subject levels of both factors. Statistically, a 110 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> polymer-coated SSP dose, along with 18 irrigations, declared the highest millable canes, stripped cane yield, and unstripped cane yield, followed by the 130 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> treatment. Additionally, the highest pol% and cane sugar recovery % were recorded under 12 irrigations along with 130 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> during both years. Similarly, the °Brix value was also significantly affected by 12 irrigations when 110 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> of polymer-coated SSP was used. The unstripped cane yield had a strong positive correlation with the stripped cane yield, millable canes, and the number of internodes. Moreover, the commercial cane sugar % resulted in a strong positive correlation with the pol%, whereas the cane sugar recovery % revealed a strong positive correlation with the pol% and commercial cane sugar %. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ce38aef86ce494cae30c630741861e12023-11-19T14:54:19ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-09-011219343210.3390/plants12193432Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation ManagementMuhammad Sajid0Muhammad Amjid1Hassan Munir2Mohammad Valipour3Fahd Rasul4Aka Khil5Mashael Daghash Alqahtani6Muhammad Ahmad7Usman Zulfiqar8Rashid Iqbal9Muhammad Fraz Ali10Iqra Ibtahaj11Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO 80217, USADepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, PakistanCollege of Agronomy, Northwest A & F University, Xianyang 712100, ChinaDepartment of Botany, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanThe judicious use of crop input is of prime importance for achieving a considerable output with a low-cost input. A two-year field experimentation was executed to assess the effect of varying polymer-coated single super phosphate (SSP) regimes on the yield and quality of sugarcane under differential water regimes. A two-factor study was executed under a randomized complete block design with a split-plot arrangement. The CPF-249 sugarcane variety was planted during the 2019–2020 period and the 2020–2021 period. The experiment consisted of four levels of polymer-coated SSP, i.e., control, 90, 110, and 130 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>, and three water regimes, which consisted of a number of irrigations, i.e., 18 irrigations, 15 irrigations, and 12 irrigations. Moreover, the water regimes were kept in the main plot, whereas the polymer-coated supplement was allocated in a subplot and replicated thrice. The data on the yield components and sugar-related traits were recorded during both years of study, and the treatment means were differentiated using an LSD test at a 95% confidence interval. Summating the findings of this study, a significant variation was revealed under the subject levels of both factors. Statistically, a 110 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> polymer-coated SSP dose, along with 18 irrigations, declared the highest millable canes, stripped cane yield, and unstripped cane yield, followed by the 130 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> treatment. Additionally, the highest pol% and cane sugar recovery % were recorded under 12 irrigations along with 130 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> during both years. Similarly, the °Brix value was also significantly affected by 12 irrigations when 110 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> of polymer-coated SSP was used. The unstripped cane yield had a strong positive correlation with the stripped cane yield, millable canes, and the number of internodes. Moreover, the commercial cane sugar % resulted in a strong positive correlation with the pol%, whereas the cane sugar recovery % revealed a strong positive correlation with the pol% and commercial cane sugar %.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/19/3432sugarcaneyieldcane sugar recovery %irrigationpolymer-coated SSP |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Sajid Muhammad Amjid Hassan Munir Mohammad Valipour Fahd Rasul Aka Khil Mashael Daghash Alqahtani Muhammad Ahmad Usman Zulfiqar Rashid Iqbal Muhammad Fraz Ali Iqra Ibtahaj Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management Plants sugarcane yield cane sugar recovery % irrigation polymer-coated SSP |
| title | Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management |
| title_full | Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management |
| title_short | Enhancing Sugarcane Yield and Sugar Quality through Optimal Application of Polymer-Coated Single Super Phosphate and Irrigation Management |
| title_sort | enhancing sugarcane yield and sugar quality through optimal application of polymer coated single super phosphate and irrigation management |
| topic | sugarcane yield cane sugar recovery % irrigation polymer-coated SSP |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/19/3432 |
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