Soil physical quality response to sugarcane expansion in Brazil

MR Cherubin, DL Karlen, ALC Franco, CA Tormena… - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Globally, the rate of land-use change (LUC) is increasing rapidly to support biofuel feedstock
production. In Brazil, sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) expansion to produce ethanol is …

Sugarcane production in the subtropics: Seasonal changes in soil properties and crop yield in no-tillage, inverting and minimum tillage

GO Awe, JM Reichert, E Fontanela - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Sugarcane is one of the important energy crops grown globally. Despite the increased
sugarcane productivity, the mechanization of sugarcane production has caused the …

Soil physical quality associated with tillage practices during sugarcane planting in south-central Brazil

LC Barbosa, PSG Magalhães, RO Bordonal… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil tillage operations had been carried out during the sugarcane planting to improve soil's
physical quality, thus providing proper conditions for sugarcane growth. Long-term field …

Assessing soil structural quality under Brazilian sugarcane expansion areas using Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS)

MR Cherubin, ALC Franco, RML Guimarães… - Soil and Tillage …, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasing global demand for biofuel has accelerated land-use change (LUC) in Brazil,
primarily through the planting of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) to replace degraded …

Soil texture affects root penetration in Oxisols under sugarcane in Brazil

LC Barbosa, ZM de Souza, HCJ Franco, R Otto… - Geoderma …, 2018 - Elsevier
Two field trials were set up in Brazil to investigate the effects of soil tillage practices on soil
physical condition, root distribution, and sugarcane yield in areas under sandy loam and …

Sugarcane yield prediction through data mining and crop simulation models

RG Hammer, PC Sentelhas, JCQ Mariano - Sugar Tech, 2020 - Springer
The understanding of the hierarchical importance of the factors which influence sugarcane
yield can subsidize its modeling, thus contributing to the optimization of agricultural planning …

Applying Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF) on short-term sugarcane straw removal in Brazil

IP Lisboa, MR Cherubin, LS Satiro… - Industrial Crops and …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest by the Brazilian sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) industry in removing
sugarcane straw from the field to use as raw material for increasing bioenergy production …

Sugarcane root system: Variation over three cycles under different soil tillage systems and cover crops

LH Lovera, ZM de Souza, DAA Esteban… - Soil and Tillage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Machinery traffic combined with soil management processes in the establishment of
sugarcane areas degrades the soil structure, limiting root development and yield of the crop …

Sugarcane straw removal effects on soil water storage and drainage in southeastern Brazil

MR Gmach, FV Scarpare, MR Cherubin… - Journal of Soil and …, 2019 - jswconline.org
To enhance global bioenergy production, the Brazilian industry's interest in using sugarcane
(Saccharum officinarum) straw as a feedstock for electricity and cellulosic ethanol production …

[HTML][HTML] Root growth and distribution in sugarcane cultivars fertigated by a subsurface drip system

AYP Ohashi, RCM Pires, RV Ribeiro, ALBO Silva - Bragantia, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Despite of the agronomic importance for water management, few studies of sugarcane roots
have been performed under field conditions during the crop cycle. The aim of this study was …