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A cane field cultivator for ratoon fields in Kenana
El Bashir A. Hammad and Dafalla Abdelwahhab
Abstract:
Cultivation practices for ratoon cane establishment in Kenana fields are
rather intensive. Conventionally, four to five operations are performed
to reform the ridge and furrow system and to incorporate fertilisers in
the furrow soil. A Cane Field Cultivator (CFC) was designed to carry out
in a once-over manner the required ridge and furrow profiles with
fertilisers placed at the sides of the furrows, adjacent to cane rows.
The ridge and furrow profiles produced by the CFC were similar to those
produced by Kenana conventional practice. CFC energy requirements in
terms of (kW–h/ha) were 65 to 68% of those for the conventional
cultivation methods. Tractor time per hectare, to accomplish the
required cultivation operations was approximately 30 % of that required
for the conventional operations. Use of CFC is likely to result in
improving field productivity due to better placement of fertilisers.
Proceedings of the Meetings of the National Crop Husbandry Committee 37th (2005) pp. 171-179
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