Sugarcane Yield Response to Furrow-Applied Organic Amendments on Sand Soils
Joint Authors
McCray, J. Mabry
Ji, Shangning
Baucum, Leslie E.
Source
International Journal of Agronomy
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Organic amendments have been shown to increase sugarcane yield on sand soils in Florida.
These soils have very low water and nutrient-holding capacities because of the low content of organic matter, silt, and clay.
Because of high costs associated with broadcast application, this field study was conducted to determine sugarcane yield response to furrow application of two organic amendments on sand soils.
One experiment compared broadcast application (226 m3 ha−1) of mill mud and yard waste compost, furrow application (14, 28, and 56 m3 ha−1) of these materials, and no amendment.
Another experiment compared furrow applications (28 and 56 m3 ha−1) of mill mud and yard waste compost with no amendment.
There were significant yield (t sucrose ha−1) responses to broadcast and furrow-applied mill mud but responses to furrow applications were not consistent across sites.
There were no significant yield responses to yard waste compost suggesting that higher rates or repeated applications of this amendment will be required to achieve results comparable to mill mud.
Results also suggest that enhancing water and nutrient availability in the entire volume of the root zone with broadcast incorporation of organic amendments is the more effective approach for low organic matter sands.
American Psychological Association (APA)
McCray, J. Mabry& Ji, Shangning& Baucum, Leslie E.. 2015. Sugarcane Yield Response to Furrow-Applied Organic Amendments on Sand Soils. International Journal of Agronomy،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
McCray, J. Mabry…[et al.]. Sugarcane Yield Response to Furrow-Applied Organic Amendments on Sand Soils. International Journal of Agronomy No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
McCray, J. Mabry& Ji, Shangning& Baucum, Leslie E.. Sugarcane Yield Response to Furrow-Applied Organic Amendments on Sand Soils. International Journal of Agronomy. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064390
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1064390