How to grow sugarcane to achieve high yield?

Sugarcane is not only a delicious fruit , but also a treasure from head to toe. It is also an important sugar crop and raw material for light industry, and its planting prospects are very broad. If you want to obtain high-yield sugarcane, you need to understand and master a complete planting process. So how can we grow sugarcane to achieve high yield? Let’s learn more about it below.

1. Select the site and apply fertilizer

Sugarcane has high requirements for soil and should choose deep, loose and fertile soil. Before sowing, deep plowing should be carried out to break up the bottom layer of the plow, improve soil aeration and water retention capacity, and apply sufficient base fertilizer. Usually 2500-3000 kg of rotted manure, compost or ash fertilizer is applied as base fertilizer per mu, combined with 15 kg of urea, 40 kg of phosphorus and 15 kg of potassium fertilizer.

2. Seedling treatment

Select the seedlings with full sugarcane buds in the middle and upper parts as sugarcane seeds. Then carry out appropriate seed drying and soaking treatments, such as soaking in 2% lime water solution, to increase germination rate and reduce diseases and pests.

3. Planting time

Sugarcane is usually planted in March-April or September-October each year, when the temperature and humidity are suitable, which is conducive to the growth and development of sugarcane.

4. Planting tips

Place the sugarcane seeds flat in the sowing furrow in a herringbone shape, in double rows, with a row spacing of 10-15 cm and a distance of 1-2 cm between each section of sugarcane seeds. After sowing, you need to cover it with soil for 3-4 cm, then spray herbicides , and finally cover it with sealing film.

5. Management Overview

(1) Timely irrigation: Keep the soil moderately moist, especially during the seedling and jointing stages when water demand is high. Pay attention to drainage during the rainy season to avoid waterlogging.

(2) Scientific fertilization: Apply fertilizer in stages according to the growth of the plants, with an emphasis on supplying quick-acting fertilizers during the tillering and jointing stages.

(3) Intertillage and weeding: Carry out regularly to keep the soil loose and reduce weed competition.

6. Pest and disease control

The main diseases and pests of sugarcane include sugarcane borer, sugarcane thrips, sugarcane smut, etc. Prevention should be the main approach, with comprehensive prevention and control measures, regular inspections of sugarcane plants, and timely detection and treatment of pest and disease problems.

In general, mastering the above-mentioned key points can effectively increase sugarcane yield. However, in the actual planting process, management measures should be flexibly adjusted according to specific local conditions.