1.Sugarcane crop lodge due to high rainfall and wind velocity in early or late September, thereby affecting the yield as well as juice quality. To prevent lodging, a method called “Pusa method” has been developed by the institute in which green and dry leaves of sugarcane plants are used as a rope to interlink two rows of sugarcane plants.
2.Planting geometry of 30:120 cm (paired row) performed significantly better for cane yield.
3.The application of Atrazine @ 2 kg ai/ha (PE) + Dicamba @ 350 g ai/ha at 75 DAP or Atrazine @ 2 kg ai/ha PE followed by 2, 4-D 1 kg ai/ha at 60 DAP proved most effective for binding weeds.
4.About 25-30 kg N/ha can be saved with application of Azotobacter @ 4.0 kg/ha in soil.
Sugarcane trash @ 10 t/ha inoculated with Trichoderma (500g/t) trash along with Azotobacter (4kg/ha) with RDF were found beneficial for increasing sugarcane yield, juice quality and for maintaining soil health.
5.Application of fertilizers on soil test basis i.e. (200 kg N, 100kg P2O5, 100kg K2O 25 kg ZnSO4 & 40 kg S) was found suitable for maintaining soil fertility, enhancing yield and quality of cane in calcareous soil of Bihar.