Effect of breaks on sugarcane growth: relations between glasshouse and field studies
By Bell, MJ : 1; Garside, AL : 2; Magarey, RC : 3
The effects of varying types and duration of breaks (other crops, pastures or bare
fallows) and soil fumigation on subsequent growth of sugar cane crops were
investigated in a series of five field experiments. Results from the first series of test
plantings have shown breaks can produce significant effects on sugar cane growth and
yield - at least as large as those from soil fumigation. These responses have generally
been characterised by marked differences in shoot establishment and early growth in the
first 70-90 days. Glasshouse studies conducted using soil from the same sites showed
significant (P