The Effect of Different Planting Patterns on Yield Changes and Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Sugarcane in the South of Khuzestan

Subject Areas : Sustainable production technologies

Abdulazim Hamid ¹ , Shahram Lak ² , Mani Mojaddam ³

1 - MSc, Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz Branch; Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 - Professor Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz Branch; Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2022-08-12 Accepted : 2022-09-22 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: Sugarcane, planting pattern, Mechanization, Yield,

Abstract :

The method of sugarcane cultivation is generally affected by mechanization conditions and has always faced the problem of long distances between cultivation rows. On the other hand, its asexual cultivation through the cultivation of cuttings and influencing the characteristics of the cuttings does not provide the possibility of precise control of the planting density. Therefore, it is necessary to review the pattern of sugarcane cultivation and of course, keeping in mind the limitations of mechanization. In order to investigate the effect of planting pattern on the yield changes and quantitative and qualitative traits of sugarcane variety CP57-614 in the crop year of 2013-2014 in the Amirkabir Sugarcane Cultivation and Industry Company in the South of Khuzestan, a research was carried out in the form of a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The investigated treatment was the planting pattern in six levels (including planting distance of 180 cm in two rows (control), planting distance of 180 cm in one row, planting distance of 150 cm in one row, planting distance of 90 cm in one row, planting distance of 180 cm in three rows on the stack, the planting distance was 180 cm, three rows of atmospheric soil) which were randomly placed in the plots. The treatments of 90 cm in one row and 180 cm in two rows produced the highest yields of 104.21 and 86.533 tons per hectare, and in total, they were superior to other treatments in terms of the investigated traits. The three-row cultivation treatments were not favorable either in terms of cuttings consumption or yield, compared to other treatments. Based on the obtained results, none of the studied cultivation methods were superior to each other in terms of quality characteristics.