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Planting Arrangement and Seedling Type Influence Yield and Quality of Ratoon Sugarcane?

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The current modern mechanized sugarcane harvesting system implies changes in crop management. However, studies on the benefit of planting arrangement associated with seedling types in sugarcane are still scarce. Our hypothesis is that the planting arrangement associated with seedling types can influence the yield and quality of ratoon sugarcane. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of planting arrangement associated with seedling types on biometric indices, yield, and juice quality of ratoon cane. The effects of arrangements in double rows using billets, double row using pre-sprouted seedlings (PSS) with 0.50 m and 0.75 m spacing, triple rows using billets, and triple rows using PSS with 0.50 m and 0.75 m spacing were investigated in third, fourth, and fifth ratoon cane. The cuts of each ratoon cane were performed in August for all crop seasons. The experimental design used was randomized blocks with four replicates in a split block design. Biometric, yield, and juice quality variables evaluated in each season were: stalk height (SH), stalk diameter (SD), number of stalks per meter (NSM), mass of ten stalks (MTS), sugarcane yield (THC), apparent juice purity (JP), cane fiber percentage (CF), sugar content (POL), and total recoverable sugar (TRS). The planting arrangement associated with the seedling type did not affect the stalk height and diameter, number of canes per meter, stalk mass, yield, and juice quality of the third, fourth, and fifth ratoon cane. Given these findings, the planting arrangement with triple rows and using PSS with wider spacing between seedlings (0.75 m) is a good management strategy aimed at reducing machine traffic and seedling costs in sugarcane crops.

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The authors would like to thank the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) 333 and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) – Grant number 334 303767/2020-0. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de 335 Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES), Finance Code 001.

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de Souza, F.G., Alvarez, R.d.F., Teodoro, L.P.R. et al. Planting Arrangement and Seedling Type Influence Yield and Quality of Ratoon Sugarcane?. Sugar Tech 24, 1590–1596 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-021-01086-z

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