Sugar cane Seed rate and Planting
Sugarcane is grown mainly in three seasons that is
i) Early : December – January ii) Mid : February – March iii) Late: April – May.
Seed Rate of sugarcane is 75000 two-budded setts per hectare.
Planting methods :
Sett Treatment:
- Select healthy setts for planting.
- The setts should be soaked in 100 litres of water dissolved with 50g Carbendazim, 200ml malathion and 1 kg urea for 15 minutes.
- Treat setts with Aerated steam at 50°C for one hour to control primary infection of grassy shoot disease.
Planting:
- Place the setts along the center of the furrows, accommodating 12 buds/meter length.
- Keep the buds in the lateral position and press gently beneath the soil in the furrow.
- Avoid exposure of setts to sunlight.
- First arrange the setts along the furrows, cover the setts with soil and then irrigate.
- Plant more setts near the channel or double row planting at every 10th row for gap filling, at later stage.
- In dry/ garden land dry method of planting may be followed.
- First arrange the setts along the furrows, cover the setts with soil and then irrigate.