Silicon, calcium and manganese contents of cane leaf sheaths on the great soil groups of Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI99P0628
Author (AU)	Halais, P.
Title - English (ET)	Silicon, calcium and manganese contents of cane leaf sheaths on the great soil groups of Mauritius
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	1969
Series (SE)	Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol.
Source (SO)	13: 756-762
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	The silicon content of cane leaf sheaths is a sensitive reflexion of soil reserves in combined silicon, hence of the degree of laterisation of tropical soils through leaching of this element and accumulation of aluminium and ferric hydroxides. The manganese content of this tissue faithfully reflects the degree of base desaturation conducive to soil acidity. On the other hand, the calcium content of cane sheaths is a poor indicator of the degree of base desaturation of soils. Consequently, organized leaf sheaths surveys for Si, Ca and Mn contents in cane growing countries may lead to useful contributions concerning soil science in addition to their already established value in connection with mineral soil amendment recommendations for cane production improvement.
Descriptors - English (DE)	SUGARCANE SOIL AMENDMENTS NUTRIENT CONTENTS OF PLANTS PLANT ANALYSIS SOILS PLANT NUTRITION TRACE ELEMENTS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: Soils and plant nutrition
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Fertilization: Other elements
Date record entered (DA)	1992-03-05
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	CHEM