INCREASED ROW SPACING IN SUGARCANE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

摘要

A survey based study was conducted in Sakthi Sugars Ltd. Tamil Nadu state of South India during 2007 09 to study the various sociological and economical issues concerned with wider row (150 cm) spaced planting in sugarcane. Farmers realized increased net returns through increased cane productivity of 20-30 t/ha apart from the economic benefit of growing intercrops. Wide row planting also facilitated mechanization and reduced cost of cultivation. In spite of the constraint of small land holdings and increased weed growth, all the farmers favoured the continued adoption of this technology. The study helps to get a better understanding of the performance of wider row spacing in farmers fields and their apprehensions towards increased row spacing.