Evolution of cultural operations in the Mauritian sugar industry

Code (CO)	MSI99P0255
Author (AU)	Mc Intyre, G.
Title - English (ET)	Evolution of cultural operations in the Mauritian sugar industry
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	1984
Series (SE)	Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice
Source (SO)	63: 55-61
Notes (NO)	Published 1987
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En Fr
Abstract (AB)	Some important cultural operations have greatly improved in Mauritius. These include a better land preparation and reclamation with the use of powerful bulldozers wherever possible; the introduction of minimum tillage, particularly on slopes, to combat erosion; improved irrigation techniques which provide a more proditable use of available w ater; a sophisticated and judicial use of herbicides; the use of amendments of cane rows to allow for more intensive interrow cultivation of food crops; the use of artificial ripeners to increase the sucrose content, particularly when the season starts early in the year; and finally, mechanical cane loading which has increased the efficiency of cane cutters.
Descriptors - English (DE)	CULTIVATION METHODS SUGARCANE MECHANIZATION MINIMUM TILLAGE SYSTEMS IRRIGATION WEED CONTROL
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: Cultural operations
Date record entered (DA)	1992-02-17
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	COWA