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February 2011
Yoram Krontal
Yoram Krontal
Potential Yield
Human resources
140 120
Yield T/ha
100
92
62
80
60 40 20 Planted cane 1 ratoon Planted cane 1 ratoon Planted cane
1 ratoon
Control
Typhoon 3.0 L/hr 9% Dripnet PC 1.0 L/hr 32% Typhoon 1.9 L/hr 9%
The use of Dripnet PC (0.6; 1.0; 1.6) is 54% from the total
90 cm 9% 70 cm 9%
30 cm 9%
40 cm 27%
40 cm 44% 50 cm 56%
50 cm 46%
Dripper spacing of 50 (cm) is the most common in heavy and light soils
Wall Thickness
Mil of inch
mm (~)
10
12.5 15
20
25
35
40
0.15 0.2 0.25 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.90 1.00 Sensitive to soil insects Resistant to soil insects
Sensitive to rodents
Agronomic Characteristics
Stalk population (at harvest) Stalk mass (at harvest) Stalk height (at harvest) Stalk elongation Flowering Lodging
Nutrition
Nitrogen use efficiency Aluminum tolerance
Germination
Speed Reliability
Ripening treatments
Ethrel Glyphosate
Ratooning Ability
Speed
Reliability
Harvesting
Best months
Carryover
Erect cane
Resistance to treading
(traffic control)
135
100
50
Yield (t/ha)
Stage 1 Selection from existing commercial varieties Stage 2 Selection from filed trail release
250 202 200 163 150 166 134 140 145 151 184 186 163
139
109
142 119
143
120
124
126
100
Plant
Plant
Plant
Plant
Plant
Plant
Plant
Plant
Ratoon
Ratoon
Ratoon
Ratoon
Ratoon
Ratoon
Ratoon
Ratoon
Plant
RB863129 RB72454
RB92579
Variety trial in Brazil before release Variety trial in Honduras from existing commercial varieties
Ratoon
50
Honduras
Honduras Thailand Hawaii Mexico Mexico India India Peru Peru Australia
CP 722086
MEX 69290 K 200; LK11 HSPA 7750; 3567;7052; 4153 CP 72 2086; ATEMEX 96-40 CP 72 2086; ATEMEX 96-41 CO-86032; Cov-94101 CO-86032; Cov-94102 CC8592; Chicama 32; H69; MEX 73 KQ228; Q208; Q183
Soil Fertility
Soil Analysis Base fertilization Liming Gypsum
Honduras
Honduras Thailand TEXAS TEXAS
6.5 - 7
6 - 6.5 5-6 7.5 7
50% of the projects located in acid soils (pH below 7) and 50% in alkaline soils (pH above 7)
HAWAII
Mexico Mexico India India
5.3 - 6.5
5.5 - 6.5 5.5 - 6.5 6.5 - 8 7.2 - 8.5
Peru
Peru Australia Australia
8
7.5 7 7-8
Management
raiser
Furrowing Machine
Three - Iron beams : keeping a distance between the burying shank, furrowers and depth control wheels
No seed treatment
Rubber protection
Knife protection
Entrance protection
Texas
Texas Hawaii Mexico Mexico India India Peru Peru
15 - 20
15 - 20 10 - 15 10 - 15 10 - 15 15 - 20 15 - 20 10 10 - 15 Client planting machine 2 lines client/Netafim 1 line client/Netafim 1 line Netafim 1 line Netafim 1 line Netafim 2 lines Netafim 2 lines
Australia
Australia
15
15
Seed depth Ridge height Relation between the seed and the drip lateral
Soil natural surface
5cm 10 - 15 cm
15 - 20 cm
40 cm
Seed Quality
Nursery available seed material:
excess ? of seeds
Commercial nursery
Planting quality
Dual row 0.4 x 1.4m Number of buds for 1m = 9 min to 13 max (depends on the planting methods and germination rate) for germination of 9 buds per m
Number of buds per ha = 100,000 to 130,000 Number of buds per m2 = 10 - 13 Seed quantity = 8 to 12 tons/ha
Planting date
Nurseries
Selecting Variety
Covering implements
Depth control Compact roll
No No Pas geen
Nematidcide Application via Drip (Pratylenchus brachyurus and Meloidogyne incognita) Nematidcide: Furadan 350g/l Dose: 6 L/ha
10/3/10 before treatment 14/4/10 after treatment
Data : 24/04/2009 Variedade : 7515 Seo: 6 Talho: 58 RB86 Descricao dos Intens : Leitura do Brix Leitura Sacarimtrica Peso do Bolo mido Fator de polarimetria Pol Pureza Fibra Coeficiente Pol do Caldo Fator de recuperao Clculo do AR% Clculo do ATR gio/Desgio
NETAFIM
Talho: 24 RB86 Descricao dos Intens : Leitura do Brix Leitura Sacarimtrica Peso do Bolo mido Fator de polarimetria Pol Pureza Fibra Coeficiente Pol do Caldo Fator de recuperao Clculo do AR% Clculo do ATR gio/Desgio
FAZ. PARTIDO
18,70 66,87 146,38 0,24 16,19 86,55 12,80 0,94 13,30 1,03 0,71 143,29 28,23
13,80 42,56 138,17 0,25 10,51 76,15 11,22 0,95 8,83 0,90 1,64 111,90 0,14
Brazil
Brazil Honduras
Rynaxapir
Beauveria bassiana (fungi) Karate
Chlorantraniliprole
Biological CYHALOTHRIN BROCA GIGANTE insect
Honduras
Honduras Honduras
Prowl
Igrant Glifosat one and 2-4D
Mexico
Mexico India Brazil Brazil Brazil
Chloropyriphos (fungi)
Vydate Organic fertilizer Vinasse mill flushing water Etral
Biological
Oxamil Nematode Fertilization Fertilization water Source Ripener
3.6 m
3m
Link to file
New John Deere harvester for high yields, harvesting dual row cane at 1.6 x 0.9 m
Higher yields Reduced over-stepping Reduction of drip system cost Not suitable for all soil types
Mechanical Harvest
Ridge height
Manual Harvest
Caterpillar or Wheels