Derocking of sugar cane land
| MSI02P3763 | |
| Jhoty, I. Ramasamy, S. | |
| Derocking of sugar cane land | |
| periodical article | |
| 2003 | |
| Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice | |
| 82 (1-2): 78-81 | |
| Also published in the Actes des Rencontres internationales pluridisciplinaires: Perspectives de développement de la canne à sucre en milieu insulaire: approches technico-économiques, sociales et culturelles, Stella Matutina [La Réunion], les 2,3,4, et 5 octobre 2002. La Reunion: Muséum Stella Matutina; Réduit: STASM. Published 2004 | |
| En | |
| En Fr | |
| Since its introduction into Mauritius some 360 years ago, sugar cane has been cultivated in all types of soils, from rock-free to very rocky ones. While in the rock-free soils land preparation has not been hindered, it has been so in the rocky to very rocky soils. A first requirement in the rocky soils has been the removal of surface and sub-surface rocks by hand or other means, a practice called "derocking". Owing to recent events impacting on the sugar industry, mechanized derocking of sugar cane land has now become a most important activity. The reason for derocking is not only to provide a good soil medium for sugar cane to grow but also to facilitate the mechanization of operations such as fertiliser/herbicide applications, irrigation, cane loading and harvesting. Agendas and incentives have been established by Government to promote derocking of sugar cane land, especially that of small-planters. Among large- and corporate-planters, derocking plans are ongoing. The actions initiated to promote derocking, the objectives set, and the levels of derocking achieved to date are described. | |
| sugarcane Sugarcane lands soil rockiness Irrigation Mechanization land planning derocking | |
| MAURITIUS | |
| Sugarcane: Land use and management | |
| Derocking | |
| 2002-10-09 | |
| En | |
| Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute | |
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| CAT | |
| LRD |