Effect of Planting Method and Row Spacing on Nutrient Content and its Uptake in different Plant Parts of Bud Chip Planted Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in Sub-tropical Region of India

Author: Anupama Rawat, Naresh Malik, Subhash Chandra, Rohitasav Singh and Rakesh Kumar

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted on spring planted sugarcane during 2019-20 and 2020-21 at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. The objective of the study was to observe the effect of various planting methods and row spacing on cane yield, nutrient content and it’s uptake by bud chip raised sugarcane settlings and conventionally planted sugarcane. Sugarcane is a long duration crop owing to which it requires careful management in terms of input application and utilization. Conventional planting restricts proper growth and development of sugarcane and also creates deleterious environment for crop resulting in poor yield and cane quality. The experiment comprised of 9 treatments each replicated thrice and total of 27 experimental units. The effect of planting method and row spacing was found to be significant on nutrient uptake by the crop. The results revealed that significantly highest cane yield was recorded under furrow planting (100.7 and 101.6 t/ha during 2

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Bio-fuel, bud chip, byproducts, nutrients, settlings, sugarcane