CHEMICAL CUM CULTURAL CONTROL OF SUGARCANE LODGING

Abstract

An investigation on the control of sugarcane lodging through chemical and cultural means was carried out at Sugarcane Research Station, Khanpur during 2010-11. The treatments included the application of Modus @ 320 ml/ac hundred days after sowing, earthing up with tractor ridger or spade and combined application of Modus and earthing up against untreated control. The results revealed significant improvement in cane weight, cane formation cane and sugar yields due to reduced cane lodging in treated plots against control. A measurable increase in cane yield and CCS up to 15.26 and 14.68 % was recorded in the plots where Modus was applied along with earthing up, respectively.