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Impact of Stem Borers Sesamia spp. (Lep.: Noctuidae) on Qualitative and Some Chemical Traits of Sugarcane Varieties in Iran

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The sugarcane, one of the most profitable crops, has been cultivated for many years under diverse ecological conditions in tropical and subtropical regions. It is one of the most strategic and economic crops in southern of Iran. The pink stem borers, Sesamia spp. (Lep.: Noctuidae), are key and important insect pests on sugarcane crop that lead to direct and indirect damage to sugarcane yield. In the current study, we were assessed effect of stem borers, Sesamia spp. infestation on qualitative traits such as Pol, Brix, juice purity, recoverable sugar, and sugar per hectare, and some chemical criteria of the three commercial varieties of sugarcane, CP69-1062, CP48-103, and IRC99-02. The outputs indicated that most qualitative factors (Brix, Pol, juice purity, and recoverable sugar) and sugar yield affected by internodes bored levels due to Sesamia infestation. Sugar yield in the control (without bored internodes) on CP69-1062, CP48-103, and IRC99-02 varieties was 98.08, 96.61, and 47.73 kg/ton, respectively, that was statistically significant differences with other groups of bored internodes. Overall, the highest bored internode levels by Sesamia spp. had the lowest value on every qualitative trait. Among chemical criteria, the invert is one of most key indices to evaluation of sugarcane quality. This process is the chemical conversion of sucrose into glucose and fructose. In addition, the findings revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between the invert values in different level on bored internodes by Sesamia infestation on CP69-1062, CP48-103, and IRC99-02 varieties. It is concluded that infestation internodes by Sesamia can be affected some qualitative and quantitative traits. Therefore, to control of Sesamia should be use integrated pest management such as apply of synthetic pheromone, utilize green traps, and use biological control and integrated field management including cultivate different commercial varieties, improvement of irrigation and drainage system, and timely harvest the crop.

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Authors thank the Agricultural Deputy and Applied Studies Management of Sugarcane Agro-Industry Co. of Dehkhoda for supporting this research. This article reports the results of research only. We also thank three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper.

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This study was funded by Sugarcane Agro-Industry Co. of Dehkhoda (Grant Number 1041100).

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  1. Management of Applied Studies, Dehkhoda Sugarcane Agro-Industry Co., Ahvaz, Iran

    Jafar Ebrahimifar, Payam Zali Kakesh, Emad Delphie & Alireza Shokr

  2. Khuzestan Province Unit, University of Applied Science and Technology, Ahvaz, Iran

    Jafar Ebrahimifar

  3. Deputy of Agricultural, Dehkhoda Sugarcane Agro-Industry Co., Ahvaz, Iran

    Hakim Naseri

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by ED, AS, and JE. The initial draft of the manuscript was written by JE, HN, and PZK, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ebrahimifar, J., Naseri, H., Zali Kakesh, P. et al. Impact of Stem Borers Sesamia spp. (Lep.: Noctuidae) on Qualitative and Some Chemical Traits of Sugarcane Varieties in Iran. Sugar Tech 25, 1486–1491 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-023-01311-x

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