Sugarcane in karnataka

Sugarcane in Karnataka

B R Chandan Chaitanya9a W P P S

Some important crops of Karnataka

Scientific Classification

Sugarcane is a tropical type of cropit belongs to the grass family (Poaceae), an economically important seed plant family that includes maize, wheat, rice and many crops.

The main product of sugarcane is sucrose, which accumulates in the stalk internodes.

Sucrose, extracted and purified in specialized mill factories, is used as raw material in human food industries or is fermented to produce ethanol.

About the conditions needed to grow sugarcane

It is a tropical type of crop

It grows in areas of high temperature and heavy rain fall and good irrigational facilities

It needs sandy loamy soil and red soil for its cultivation

Sugarcane Cultivation

Preparation of Land:– Plough the land thrice length wise and breadth wise and

level properly.

– Prepare furrows 25cm deep and 75cm apart for short duration and 90cm apart for medium duration varieties.

– In hills tracts prepare pits in rows along the contour at spacing of 30cm in the row and 75cm between the rows.

Selection of setts:– Select top ends of mature healthy disease free canes up to

1/3 of total length and cut into setts of three eye buds.

– The seed rate is 40000 to 45000 per hectare.

Setts

Distributed Setts in field

Cover the Setts with soil

Place the Setts along the centre of furrows

Sugarcane Cultivation

Seed management:

For control of fungus diseases like red rot, dip cut ends of setts in 0.25% solution of copper based fungicide.

Planting:

Plant setts end to end in the furrow, with the eye buds facing sideways and cover with soil.

In the pit system, plant 2-3 setts in each pit.

Sugarcane Cultivation

Water management:

Irrigate the crop 8-10 times depending upon the availability of rains. In early growth periods, irrigate the crop at more frequent intervals. However, avoid too much moisture and water stagnation especially during germination and early growth phases.

Sugarcane Cultivation

Other important activities in sugarcane cultivation include:

Nutrient management

Weed management:

Pest management:

Disease management:

Production - StatisticsBelgaumBagalkotMandayaMysoreShimogaDavanagereHassanKoppalBijapurBidarBellaryHaveriThese are some districts rich in growth in sugarcane

Sugarcane varieties

In India, there are number of varieties available based on suitability of different States.

For example in Maharashtra CoC671 and Co86032 and in the drier parts of Tamil Nadu Co86032 are found to be the best varieties for high productivity and sugar recovery.

Uses

• Production of Sugar

Uses

• Production of Jaggery

Uses

Ethanol is generally available as a byproduct of sugar production. It can be used as a biofuel alternative to gasoline.

Karnataka sugarcane growth dropping down

As we can see in the table that comparing to two neighbouring that is Tamil nadu . Karnataka ‘s sugarcane production is very less compared to Tamil nadu but more than Kerala .

But in Karnataka the areas of growth of sugarcane is 37567 it is more than Tamil nadu and Kerala .

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