Sugar & Crops· Saccharum officinarum
Guide de culture du Sugarcane
Tall perennial grass used for sugar production. Major crop in tropical and subtropical regions.
Conditions de croissance
Exigences du sol
Type de sol et pH
Meilleurs types de sol : loam, clay loam, alluvial, volcanic
Plage de pH : 5 - 8 (optimal : 6.5)
Drainage : good
Besoins en nutriments (N-P-K)
Guide de plantation
Rendement et économie
Ravageurs et maladies courants
Ravageurs courants
- Sugarcane borer
- Woolly aphid
- Termites
- White grub
- Pyrilla
- Top shoot borer
Maladies courantes
- Red rot
- Smut
- Sugarcane mosaic virus
- Ratoon stunting disease
- Wilt
- Leaf scald
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Conseils de culture
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.
Questions fréquentes
How long does Sugarcane take to grow?
Sugarcane typically takes 365 days from planting to 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?
Sugarcane yields approximately 70,000 kg cane/hectare under good conditions.
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