Fertilizers and the sugar industry of Mauritius
Code (CO)MSI99P0892
Author (AU)Parish, D. H.
Title - English (ET)Fertilizers and the sugar industry of Mauritius
Document Type(DT)Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)1963
Series (SE)Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol.
Source (SO)11, 77-84
Language of text (LT)En
Language of summaries (LS)En
Abstract (AB)The picture of fertilizer imports into Mauritius for the years 1900 to 1960 has been examined and it is concluded that the principal factor governing the level of these imports was the tonnage of sugar product. The shortcomings of fertilizer practices during this period were principally a wasteful use of potash and neglect of phosphate. The basic philosophies behind rational fertilization have been examined and the current fertilizer practice in Mauritius is discussed on this basis.
Descriptors - English (DE)SUGARCANE
FERTILIZERS
PLANT NUTRITION
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)Sugarcane: Soils and plant nutrition
Sort Key 2 (K2)Fertilization
Date record entered (DA)1992-05-11
Language of analysis (LA)En
Affiliation (AF)Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)LIB
Processing status (PS)CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)CHEM