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A Note on Third Leaf in Sugarcane as an Indicator of Nutrient Status and Yield of the Crop

Volume : 45
Issue: Nov-nov
Pages: 411 - 414
Published: November 05, 2023
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Abstract


Foliar analysis for determining the nutritional needs of the sugarcane crop has been widely adopted in many cane producing countries. In Puerto Rico, 4, 5, 6 leaf at 10-12 weeks after fertilisation of the cane is taken as an indicator of the nutrient status of the crop and various levels of N, P and K in leaf have been fixed to denote the different levels of nutrition of the crop (4). Foliar diagnosis as a routine control of manurial practices is adopted in Mauritius, British Guiana and other places. Mohan Rao (3) has reported that at Anakapalle the differences in availability and nutritive capacities of different manures are manifested in third leaf nitrogen. Recent work in Hawaii has indicated that stalk tissues are more sensitive and reliable indicator than foliar regions (1).

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411 - 414
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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