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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 2
First page : (1358) Last page : (1365)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6522

Effect of Subsoiling and Preparatory Tillage Practices on Juice Quality and Economics of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)
under South Gujarat Condition

Anil Kumar Mawalia¹*, J. G. Patel², D. D. Patel² and Vikas Vishnu^1
1Department of Agronomy, N.M. College of Agriculture, NAU, Navsari Gujarat-396 450
²Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Bharuch, NAU, Navsari Gujarat-392 012
*Corresponding Author E-mail: anilmawalia@gmail.com
Received: 18.03.2018  |  Revised: 23.04.2018   |  Accepted: 28.04.2018  

 ABSTRACT

The experiment consisting of five subsoiling treatments (S0 to S4), namely no subsoiling (S0), subsoiling at 1.5 m distance (S1), subsoiling at 2.0 m distance (S2), cross subsoiling at 1.5 m x 1.5 m (S3) and cross subsoiling at 2.0 m x 2.0 m (S4) and two preparatory tillage practices, i.e., 2 harrowing and 4 harrowing was laid in split plot design with four replications. Various subsoiling treatments did not differ significantly on juice quality (brix, pol (sucrose) content in juice (percentage), pol (sucrose) content in cane (percentage), purity percentage, C.C.S. percentage and fibre percentage) during both the years of investigation and in pooled analysis except C.C.S. percentage during 2016-17. Crop grown under cross subsoiling at 1.5 m distance (S3) recorded significantly higher commercial cane sugar (18.2, 18.6 and 18.4 t ha-1), respectively during individual year of study and in pooled analysis. Preparatory tillage practices did not affect significantly the quality parameters. The highest gross return, net return and benefit: cost ratio under cross subsoiling at 1.5 m distance may be due to the maximum yield obtained in this treatment. The cost of cultivation was highest with cross subsoiling and more harrowing operation.

Key words: Tillage, Sugarcane, Subsoiling,Quality, Economics, Brix

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Cite this article: Mawalia, A.K., Patel, J.G., Patel, D.D. and Vishnu, V., Effect of Subsoiling and Preparatory Tillage Practices on Juice Quality and Economics of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) under South Gujarat Condition, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(2): 1358-1365 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6522