Browsing Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Subject "Cane quality"

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Chemical ripening of sugarcane with trinexapac-ethyl (Moddus®) – mode of action and comparative efficacy

Van Heerden, Philippus Daniel Riekert; Mbatha, T.P.; Ngxaliwe, S. (Elsevier, 2015-09)

Chemical ripeners cause growth suppression, thus increasing sucrose accumulation in sugarcane by lowering the growth sink demand for sucrose. Trinexapac-ethyl (Moddus®), the most recent chemical to be introduced as a ...
Negative effects of lodging on irrigated sugarcane productivity : an experimental and crop modelling assessment

Van Heerden, Philippus Daniel Riekert; Singels, Abraham; Paraskevopoulos, A.; Rossler, Ryan Louis (Elsevier, 2015-08)

Lodging lowers the productivity of sugarcane through a reduction in radiation use efficiency and stalkdamage. However, there are few reports of experiments specifically designed to quantify effects of lodg-ing in sugarcane. ...

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