Sugar Cane (Brazil)

Sugar Cane (Brazil, Granubor and Solubor)

Study details

  • Research institution: Adubai
  • Researcher: Fabio Vale
  • Date: 2013 – 2015
  • Location: Morro Agudo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Soil: Oxisol
  • Fertilizers: Granubor ®, Solubor ®, boric acid, and ulexite
  • Crop variety: CTC 15
  • Trial design: Pant cane. Randomized complete block design with 4 reps. Treatments applied in March 2014. Granubor and ulexite were applied directly on sugarcane stems at furrow. Solubor and boric acid were applied as liquid solution in the furrow.

Results

Even without significant difference, the source Granubor and Solubor showed superior results in sugarcane yield.

Graph results of sugarcane field trial


Resources


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