Ratoon - after harvesting, the cane will continue to grow for another 2-3 season until it is commercially feasible to do replanting
Also known as Crop Maintenance
Process flow
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1) Harvesting
2) Burning of trash
3) Replacement - normally for first Ratoon only
4) Fertilizer - one round application called "Single"
5) Pre- Emergence
6) Post Emergence
7) Manual Weeding
Write up
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a) Trash burning otherwise affect the fertilizer application
b) Replacement is difficult as the ridge has been flatten and the replacement cane need rainfall after the process.
Monitoring of Ratooning after harvesting
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Time Schedule
Day 1 - burning of cane for harvesting
Day 2 - Harvesting
Day 4 - Trash Burning
Day 5 - Fertilizing (Single)
Day 7 - Pre-Emergence
a) Single
Ha cut for ratooning = 2266
Ha for Single = 1804
balance = 462 Ha
Capacity of Single 24 Ha/day
balance can be complete 462/24 = 19 days which is high, target is 10 days
Reason for this is because of cross
b) Pre E
Ha for Pre-E = 1800
capacity = 26
balance can be completed by (2266-1800)/26 = 18 days
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Planting of sugar cane - process flows and write up
Process:
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1) Land Clearing (LC) - felling, stacking, wood packing; removal of vegetation
2) Land Development (LD) - Preparation of main road, in-field road, field shape (leveling), filled up swap/dams
3)Land Preparation (LP) -Plow 1/Harrow 1, Plow 2/Harrow 2 and Ridging (Furrowing)
4)(a) Liming with Dolomite (pH, calcium, magnesium)
(b) Basal (Urea : TSP : KCl)
5) Planting
6) Irrigation, if necessary
7) Pre-Emergency - agrochemical to kill young weed at a very young stage using agrochemicals.
8) Replacement (Sulam)
9) Post Emergence - agrochemical to kill weeds after pre-emergence effects worn off, or "breaks". Post 1 & Post 2
10) Manual weeding, if necessary
Process write-up
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a. LC/LD
LC is the removal of vegetation
LD to follow in not more than 1 month before the bushed started to grow up hindering the plowing
b. LP - plowing/harrowing
plowing is the loosening of soil, bringing up the sub-soil to the top
harrowing is the cutting of the stool remained and breaking-up the soil crumbs
Plow 1 to be followed b Harrow 1 immediately
Moisture of soil is critical - if too wet, the soil will stick together, too dry
will not shatter the crumbs
If no lalang and new variety - can be followed by plow 2 & harrow 2
if lalang is present and good weather with strong sunlight - 2 weeks, otherwise 4 weeks
If time is of essence, additional plow/harrow - 3 plow + 3 harrow
c) Planting - to be carried out during the wet season, otherwise irrigation
d) Pre-Emergence - most people don't understand importance of pre-emergence; to spray agrochemical on a barren land where there's no sign of weed. Pre-emergence will give the cane 4-6 weeks start to compete with the weeds
e) Post Emergence to applied when the Pre-Emergence break down.
f) Another round of fertilizer of Urea & KCl - called "Top"
g) If Pre-emergence and Post-emergence is properly applied, the cane will have grow properly to form canopy to block the sunlight to the weed. Other wise another round of Post-Emergence and manual weeding, if necessary
h) special : cross - pre-Emergence before fertilizer in wet season when weed spread due to breakdown of pre-E by rain
monitoring of planting activity after harvesting
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Time Schedule
Day 1 - burning of cane for harvesting
Day 2 - Harvesting
Day 4 - Trash Burning
Day 5 - plowing/harrowing
up to 4 weeks waiting
Day 33 - 2nd plow/harrow/ridging
Day 35 - planting
Field is schedule to be replanted 35 days maximum after harvesting
example 30/6 report
Hectare cut for replanting : 1258
Ha replanted : 625
Balance replanting : 1258 - 625 = 633 ha
Ha planted for June 418 ha , ie 418/30 = 14 ha/day
Balance area to be completed 633/12 = 45 days which will be too long. Replanting capacity need to be increase to 18ha per day so that balance can be finished in 633/18 = 35 days
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1) Land Clearing (LC) - felling, stacking, wood packing; removal of vegetation
2) Land Development (LD) - Preparation of main road, in-field road, field shape (leveling), filled up swap/dams
3)Land Preparation (LP) -Plow 1/Harrow 1, Plow 2/Harrow 2 and Ridging (Furrowing)
4)(a) Liming with Dolomite (pH, calcium, magnesium)
(b) Basal (Urea : TSP : KCl)
5) Planting
6) Irrigation, if necessary
7) Pre-Emergency - agrochemical to kill young weed at a very young stage using agrochemicals.
8) Replacement (Sulam)
9) Post Emergence - agrochemical to kill weeds after pre-emergence effects worn off, or "breaks". Post 1 & Post 2
10) Manual weeding, if necessary
Process write-up
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a. LC/LD
LC is the removal of vegetation
LD to follow in not more than 1 month before the bushed started to grow up hindering the plowing
b. LP - plowing/harrowing
plowing is the loosening of soil, bringing up the sub-soil to the top
harrowing is the cutting of the stool remained and breaking-up the soil crumbs
Plow 1 to be followed b Harrow 1 immediately
Moisture of soil is critical - if too wet, the soil will stick together, too dry
will not shatter the crumbs
If no lalang and new variety - can be followed by plow 2 & harrow 2
if lalang is present and good weather with strong sunlight - 2 weeks, otherwise 4 weeks
If time is of essence, additional plow/harrow - 3 plow + 3 harrow
c) Planting - to be carried out during the wet season, otherwise irrigation
d) Pre-Emergence - most people don't understand importance of pre-emergence; to spray agrochemical on a barren land where there's no sign of weed. Pre-emergence will give the cane 4-6 weeks start to compete with the weeds
e) Post Emergence to applied when the Pre-Emergence break down.
f) Another round of fertilizer of Urea & KCl - called "Top"
g) If Pre-emergence and Post-emergence is properly applied, the cane will have grow properly to form canopy to block the sunlight to the weed. Other wise another round of Post-Emergence and manual weeding, if necessary
h) special : cross - pre-Emergence before fertilizer in wet season when weed spread due to breakdown of pre-E by rain
monitoring of planting activity after harvesting
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Time Schedule
Day 1 - burning of cane for harvesting
Day 2 - Harvesting
Day 4 - Trash Burning
Day 5 - plowing/harrowing
up to 4 weeks waiting
Day 33 - 2nd plow/harrow/ridging
Day 35 - planting
Field is schedule to be replanted 35 days maximum after harvesting
example 30/6 report
Hectare cut for replanting : 1258
Ha replanted : 625
Balance replanting : 1258 - 625 = 633 ha
Ha planted for June 418 ha , ie 418/30 = 14 ha/day
Balance area to be completed 633/12 = 45 days which will be too long. Replanting capacity need to be increase to 18ha per day so that balance can be finished in 633/18 = 35 days
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