RING/PIT METHOD OF PLANTING IN SUGARCANE
Ring planting (90×45cm) system increased the crop
yield up to 180t/ha at IISR. In each ring (pit) about two to three budded setts are
placed horizontally in a circular manner. The crop under ring planting consists
mainly of mother shoots which are thicker and heavier.
Suitable for:
- Drought prone areas
- Undulating topography
- Light textured soils
- Saline – sodic soils
- Multiple ratooning
- High yielding, tall and thick varieties
- However, labour and capital intensive
- High speed requirement
Merit and limitations
of pit planting:
Merits-
- Less irrigation water is require.
- Nutrient use efficiency is enhancing due to localized placement.
- Increase the opportunity of employment generation.
- Higher sugarcane yield of plant cane as well as ratoon.
- Greater efficiency of solar energy utilization.
- Prevent lodging both for plant cane and multi-ratoons.
Limitations:
- Less availability of pit digger machine for making ring/pit in the field.
- More requirement of labour for manual pit making, mixing of manure and fertilizer with soil in the pit, covering of set with soil.
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