Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Effect of moisture conservation practices on growth and yield of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) under different irrigation regimes
Author(s): Rajesh Singh and RK Singh
Abstract: The field experiment was carried out during 2015-16 to 2016-17 at Agriculture Research Farm of Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to study the effect of irrigation regimes and moisture conservation practices on growth yield and quality of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). The experiment was laid out in strip plot design with combinations of 3 irrigation regimes [irrigation at 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0 irrigation water: cumulative pan evaporation (IW: CPE)] in horizontal-strip plot and 6 moisture conservation practices [control, trash mulch, silicon @0.5%, kaolin @ 0.8%, trash mulch + silicon @ 0.5% and trash mulch + kaolin @ 0.8%] in vertical strip plot along with 3 replication. The results indicated that significantly maximum plant heights (17.19% & 16.48%), cane length (16.43% & 15.60%), number of millable cane (13.52% & 13.49%) and total cane biomass (21.34% & 20.55%) were recorded with application of irrigation regimes at 1.0 IW: CPE ratio compare to irrigation regimes at 0.50 IW: CPE respectively, while it was found statically at par with irrigation regimes at 0.75 IW:CPE in both the years. Furthermore the moisture conservation practice with trash mulch + silicon @ 0.5% was recorded significantly higher value over other treatments. Moreover, the moisture conservation practice with Trash mulch + kaolin @ 0.8% found at par with silicon @0.5%, trash mulch and kaolin @ 0.8% in both the year, respectively.
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Rajesh Singh, RK Singh. Effect of moisture conservation practices on growth and yield of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) under different irrigation regimes. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):240-243.
