Sugar & Crops· Saccharum officinarum
Guía de cultivo de Sugarcane
Tall perennial grass used for sugar production. Major crop in tropical and subtropical regions.
¿Cuánto tarda en crecer Sugarcane?
Sugarcane suele alcanzar su primera cosecha unos 1 año después de la siembra.
Condiciones de cultivo
Requisitos del suelo
Tipo de suelo y pH
Mejores tipos de suelo: loam, clay loam, alluvial, volcanic
Rango de pH: 5 - 8 (óptimo: 6.5)
Drenaje: good
Necesidades de nutrientes (N-P-K)
Guía de siembra
Rendimiento y economía
Plagas y enfermedades comunes
Plagas comunes
- Sugarcane borer
- Woolly aphid
- Termites
- White grub
- Pyrilla
- Top shoot borer
Enfermedades comunes
- Red rot
- Smut
- Sugarcane mosaic virus
- Ratoon stunting disease
- Wilt
- Leaf scald
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Consejos de cultivo
Use 3-budded setts from disease-free, 9-12 month old cane — treat setts with fungicide (carbendazim) and hot water (50°C for 2 hours) to eliminate ratoon stunting disease.
Earthing up (hilling) at 60-90 days prevents lodging and exposes more nodes for tillering — this single operation can increase yield by 10-15%.
Withhold irrigation 3-4 weeks before harvest to induce ripening stress — this concentrates sucrose content by 1-2% and significantly increases sugar recovery at the mill.
Ratoon crops (2nd and 3rd harvests from the same root system) reduce establishment costs by 40% but yield 15-20% less — replant after the 3rd ratoon.
Trash mulching (leaving harvest residue) conserves 25-30% soil moisture, suppresses weeds, and returns 30-40 kg/ha of potassium to the soil.
Intercrop with short-duration legumes (moong bean, cowpea) in the 90-day window before canopy closure — this earns additional income and fixes 20-40 kg/ha nitrogen.
Preguntas frecuentes
How long does Sugarcane take to grow?
Sugarcane typically takes about 1 year from planting to first harvest. Seeds germinate in about 21 days. The best planting season is spring, fall.
What soil does Sugarcane need?
Sugarcane grows best in loam, clay loam, alluvial, volcanic soil with a pH of 5-8. Good drainage is required.
What temperature does Sugarcane need?
Sugarcane grows best at 25-38°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: high.
What is the expected yield for Sugarcane?
Across 9 countries with grounded data, reported national yields for Sugarcane range from 17,050 to 105,000 kg cane/hectare, with a median of 70,000. These are national statistics, not a best-case figure — an individual farm's yield depends on variety, climate, soil and management.
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