Author
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Sinclair, Thomas |
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ANDERSON, D. - UNIV OF FLORIDA |
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Submitted to: Sugar Journal
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 1/1/1997 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Sugarcane is the major source of sucrose worldwide. Recently questions have arisen about stagnation in sugarcane yields. These questions are confounded because of the diversity of climates in which sugarcane is grown, and the variations of management practices that results in differing durations of the growing cycle. This series of short papers by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service in Gainesville, Florida, attempts to outline the major environmental factors that limit sugarcane yields. This analysis considers the limitation resulting from the light energy that is available to "fuel" crop growth. This approach highlights the importance of the climate and the duration of the growing cycle on the amount of light available to the sugarcane crop. A brief sensitivity analysis is presented to illustrate the significance of these variables in defining the limits to sugarcane yields. Technical Abstract: None. |
