Changes in Growth, Yield, Juice Quality and Biochemical Attributes of Sugarcane in Response to Orthosilicic Acid Granules

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of silica granules in the form of orthosilicic acid on growth, yield and juice quality attributes of sugarcane variety CoLk 94184 at IISR experimental farm, Lucknow. The treatments comprised of control (T1), orthosilicic granules @20 (T2), 40 (T3)...

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Published in:Sugar tech : an international journal of sugar crops & related industries 2017-06, Vol.19 (3), p.300-304
Main Authors: Jain, Radha, Singh, S. P., Singh, Anshu, Singh, Smita, Tripathi, Pramila, Kishor, Ram, Gaur, Asha, Jain, Neeru, Shukla, S. K., Chandra, Amaresh, Solomon, S.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Calcium
Calcium silicates
Crop yields
Dry matter
Experimental farms
Fruit juices
Granular materials
Growth
Hydroxyapatite
Leaves
Life Sciences
Plant tissues
Plants (botany)
Purity
Quality
Quality management
Research Article
Silica
Silicon dioxide
Sucrose
Sugar
Sugarcane
Yield
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Summary:A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of silica granules in the form of orthosilicic acid on growth, yield and juice quality attributes of sugarcane variety CoLk 94184 at IISR experimental farm, Lucknow. The treatments comprised of control (T1), orthosilicic granules @20 (T2), 40 (T3) and 80 kg/ha (T4) and calcium silicate @2 t/ha (T5). Silica application showed higher shoot population, specific leaf weight and total dry matter accumulation relative to control. Cane girth, cane height and cane yield were increased due to silica application. Highest increase in these traits was obtained in T3 treatment. Juice quality attributes, viz. °Brix, sucrose percent juice, juice purity, juice extraction, CCS percent juice, S / R ratio and SPS activity, were higher in silica-treated plants relative to control. CCS increase was recorded about 15.2–31.8 % over control with highest increase (31.8 %) in T4 treatment. Soluble silica content was significantly higher in leaf and root tissues of treated plants. Findings suggest that application of orthosilicic acid may be beneficial in improving cane yield and juice quality of sugar cane.
ISSN:0972-1525
0974-0740
0972-1525
DOI:10.1007/s12355-016-0469-3