Chemical ripeners increase early season sugar content in a range of sugarcane varieties

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-241

  Morgan, T ^a,c   Jackson, P ^b   McDonald, L ^a   Holtum, J ^c  

^a CSR Limited   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early season harvesting; Ethephon; Fluazifop; Glyphosate; Immature sugarcane; Ripening; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CROP YIELD; GLYPHOSATE; HARVESTING; RIPENING; SUCROSE; SUGAR; SUGAR CANE; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BURDEKIN RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 33947303970     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR06018     Document Type: Article

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