A review of mechanized harvesting of sugar cane in Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI01P3538
Author (AU)	Claite, G. Jacquin, E. Rivière, V. Pyneeandee, D.
Title - English (ET)	A review of mechanized harvesting of sugar cane in Mauritius
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	2000
Series (SE)	Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice
Source (SO)	79 (1): 27-35
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En Fr
Abstract (AB)	Mechanized harvesting of sugar cane has become unavoidable in Mauritius with the high cost and scarcity of labour. This paper reviews the factors related to mechanical harvesting since its reintroduction in 1989. In 1999, the fleet of harvesters comprised 18 chopper and 7 whole stalk harvesters and 6847 hectares were mechanically harvested. Research has been geared towards monitoring the effect of mechanical harvesting on yield, ratooning and soil bulk density, measurement of losses incurred during the harvesting process and monitoring the performance of harvesters under industrial conditions. Emphasis is put on the use of chopper-harvesters in green cane, an environment friendly process.
Descriptors - English (DE)	Sugarcane Harvesting Mechanical harvesting Chopper harvesters Whole stalk haresters Harvesters Mechanization
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	Mauritius
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: Cultural operations
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Mechanization
Date record entered (DA)	2001-02-15
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	Mechan