Sugar cane: agronomy and plant physiology
Code (CO)MSI99P2341
Author (AU)Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title - English (ET)Sugar cane: agronomy and plant physiology
Document Type(DT)Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)1980
Series (SE)Rep. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst.
Source (SO)1979, 28-37
Language of text (LT)En
Language of summaries (LS)En
Abstract (AB)Contents: Plant nutrition: fertilizer recommendations; nitrogen; phosphorus and silicon; sulphur; soil acidity; foliar diagnosis; Irrigation: Drip irrigation: industrial projects, Laval separator, drip irrigation trials; Overhead irrigation: irrigation regimes, performence of sprinklers, irrigation development; Maturity trials, 1977 series; Physiological basis of yield variation; Gibberellic acid; Ripener "Polaris": response of new varieties, regrowth studies, effect of different dosage and application rates, results of commercial application; Other ripeners; Cultural practices: minimum tillage practice; effect of methods of loading and cutting on cane yield.
Descriptors - English (DE)SUGARCANE
PLANT NUTRITION
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
IRRIGATION
FERTILIZERS
NITROGEN
PHOSPHORUS
SILICON
SULPHUR
SOIL ACIDITY
FOLIAR DIAGNOSIS
TRICKLE IRRIGATION
OVERHEAD IRRIGATION
MATURATION
YIELDS
GROWTH REGULATORS
GA
RIPENERS
CULTIVATION METHODS
MINIMUM TILLAGE SYSTEMS
LOADING
POLARIS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)Sugarcane
Date record entered (DA)1996-08-29
Language of analysis (LA)En
Location (LO)LIB
Processing status (PS)CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)CHEM
PHYSIOL
IRRIG