Sugarcane production in the subtropics: Seasonal changes in soil properties and crop yield in no-tillage, inverting and minimum tillage

GO Awe, JM Reichert, E Fontanela - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Sugarcane is one of the important energy crops grown globally. Despite the increased
sugarcane productivity, the mechanization of sugarcane production has caused the …

Soil physical quality associated with tillage practices during sugarcane planting in south-central Brazil

LC Barbosa, PSG Magalhães, RO Bordonal… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil tillage operations had been carried out during the sugarcane planting to improve soil's
physical quality, thus providing proper conditions for sugarcane growth. Long-term field …

Tillage effects on soil physical condition and root growth associated with sugarcane water availability

FV Scarpare, QJ van Lier, L de Camargo… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
We hypothesized that in-row deep tillage (DT) may improve crop resilience during dry spells
through change in the soil physical/hydraulic properties, in root system development and …

Tillage systems impact on soil physical attributes, sugarcane yield and root system propagated by pre-sprouted seedlings

IN de Oliveira, ZM de Souza, D Bolonhezi… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil compaction caused by intense machine traffic is a challenge in the sugarcane
production system, but its implications can be mitigated by the higher content of soil organic …

Effectiveness of deep lime placement and tillage systems on aluminum fractions and soil chemical attributes in sugarcane cultivation

M de Campos, CJ Penn, JM Gonzalez, CAC Crusciol - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Combining deep soil tillage systems with lime application is a potential strategy for
improving the sugarcane production in acidic soils. The authors evaluated the influence of …

Conservation systems change soil resistance to compaction caused by mechanised harvesting

WSG Júnnyor, IC De Maria, CF Araujo-Junior… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil compaction in sugarcane plantation has increased in recent times due to intense
mechanization of the production process and the increasing axle load of the machines. As …

Deep tilling and localized liming improve soil chemical fertility and sugarcane yield in clayey soils

M de Campos, OB Rossato, I Marasca… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
The selection of an appropriate soil tillage system for improving yields and longevity is an
important decision in sugarcane cultivation. In the present study, the effects of different soil …

Biogeographical patterns in fungal communities from soils cultivated with sugarcane

T Gumiere, A Durrer, BJM Bohannan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Despite the important roles that microbial communities play world‐wide, relatively little
attention has been given to the processes that shape their distributions. Of those studies that …

Straw removal effects on sugarcane root system and stalk yield

PLA Melo, MR Cherubin, TCA Gomes, IP Lisboa… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sugarcane (Saccharum spp. L.) mechanical harvesting system leaves a large amount of
straw mulch on the soil surface. The straw mulch may affect soil conditions, root regrowth …

Fenlong-Ridging Deep Tillage Integrated with Biochar and Fertilization to Improve Sugarcane Growth and Yield

J Xiao, S Zhu, S Han, B Wei, Z He, Z Li, R Li, L Wang… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sugarcane yield in China is low because of the shallow A-horizon soil layer, or as it is
commonly called by farmers, the “plow soil layer”, as well as low soil organic matter and …