1Agronomy, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand-263 145
2Soil Science, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand-263 145
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand-263 145
*Corresponding author Email: gurvinder_agronomy@yahoo.com
Based on a part of M.Sc. thesis of the first author submitted to G.B.P.U.A &T., Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand (Unpublished)
A field experiment was conducted at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand to evaluate the effect of pre-planting tillage practices and crop-establishment methods on summer sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) during 2012–13. Crop grown in the absence of pre-planting tillage gave 1.4 t/ha higher cane yield. It also resulted in marginally higher commercial cane sugar (CCS) and irrigation water-use efficiency compared to conventional tillage. Trench planting resulted in the maximum cane yield (90.8 t/ha) and CCS (10.7 t/ha). Irrigation water-use efficiency was found to be the maximum (5.20 t/ha-cm) in both dual row trench and pit planting methods.
Crop-establishment method, Crop production, Commercial cane sugar, Sugarcane, Tillage, Yield
