Effect of Soil Compaction on Growth, Yield and Quality of Sugarcane (Saccharum Officinarum L.) Crop and It is Management: A Review

Abstract

Sugarcane is a tall growing monocotyledonous crop plant that is cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world primarily for its ability to store high concentrations of sucrose, or sugar, in the internodes of the stem. Sugar is not the only product of the cane that is used in the production of various products. Both the pulp and the outer portions of the stalk can be utilized in the creation of woven furniture, cardboard and other paper products, and disposable eating utensils. In spite of the importance of the crop there are many factors which cause the decrease in sugarcane productivity such as climate change and declining in soil fertility as an impact of conventional soil management. The use of heavy machinery during planting, harvesting and transporting operations in fine textured soils has led to the concern that subsoil compaction may decline long term productivity. Hence this leads to affects soil physical fertility, particularly storage and supply of water and nutrients, through increasing soil bulk density, decreasing porosity, increasing soil strength, decreasing soil water infiltration, and water holding capacity, and all of these processes lead to changes in plant physiology of sugarcane that leads to effect sugarcane growth, decline sugar yield and quality. Among many other management options of soil compactness; Soil Water Potential, Soil characterization before cultivation of land, Soil Tillage, passages of machine across the field and crop rotation is the major one.

Keywords: Sugarcane, Yield, Quality and Soil Compaction

DOI: 10.7176/JEES/11-5-02

Publication date:May 31^st 2021