James Sugarcane

2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4796-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: World Agriculture Series

From enhancing the flavour of food to providing a substrate forfermentation, sugar is renowned worldwide for its importance as acommodity. For many centuries sugarcane has been cultivated anddeveloped, and we now have a huge range of crop varieties.
Based on Blackburn's highly successful Sugarcane,originally published in 1984, this new edition has been fullyrevised and expanded by an international team of widely respectedsugarcane specialists. Focussing on the agricultural aspects of thecrop, this book follows a logical progression from the botany andbreeding through to planning cultivation, control of weeds, pestsand diseases, harvest management and payment for cane.
* * An invaluable asset to those involved in planning or runningsugar estates as well as small producers
* * An easy-to-follow reference for students and agriculturalistsalike
Comprehensive reference sections and further reading

Autoren/Hrsg.

James, Glyn

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.
Preface.
An Introduction to Sugercane.
The origins and spread of sugarcane; Movement and development ofthe noble canes; The ancestry of cultivated sugarcane; The earlycommercial cane varieties; The botany of sugarcane; Cultivation ofsugarcane; The production of sugar; Research; Developments in thetwentieth century; References.
Plant Improvement of Sugarcane.
Introduction; Germplasm; Cross-pollination; Selection; Breedingobjectives; Future options; Conclusions; Acknowledgements;References.
Diseases.
Introduction; Principles of disease control in sugarcane;Selection of varieties for disease resistance; Fungal diseases;Bacterial diseases; Viral diseases; Phytoplasmal diseases;References.
Pests of sugarcane.
Introduction; Stalk borers; Soil pests; Sap feeders; Leaffeeders; Vertebrate pests of sugarcane; References.
Sugarcane Agriculture.
Introduction; Systems of cultivation; Yield; Ratoons andratooning; Land preperation; Seedcane production; Planting; Ratoonmanagement; Weed control in sugarcane; Irrigation and drainage;References.
Sugarcane Agronomy.
Soil management problems; Site selection; Clearing; Planning andlayout; Field design; Land preperation; Nurseries; Commercialplanting; Crop management; Crop control; Harvest; Field factors andcane quality; Ratooning; Monoculture; Specialty crops;Inter-cropping; Basic economics; References.
Harvest Management.
Pre-harvest burning; Green cane harvesting; To burn or not toburn; Unplanned cane fires; Fire control measures; Fire controlequipment; Reaping and transport; Cane storage; Co-ordination andcontrol of harvesting; References.
Cane Payment Systems.
Introduction; Different types of cane payments systems; Paymentfor which sugar products?; Incentives to improve technicalperformance; Sampling and testing of cane; Systems based on theaverage quality of growers' cane; Incentives to expand production;Impact on incentives for different socio-economic groups; Recentperformance of cane payment systems; Conclusion.
Project Planning.
Introduction; The role of the consultant; Pre-feasibility study;Feasibility study; Further reading.
Author Index.
Subject Index