Productivity of auxin-treated sugarcane bud chip under field conditions
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Background and Objective: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a key crop for sugar and bioethanol. Traditional propagation uses much seed cane, raising costs. The bud chip technique reduces seed use efficiently. Auxins enhance growth and yield. This study evaluated auxin-treated bud chips under field conditions, focusing on growth, yield, and economic efficiency.
Methodology: This study evaluated the performance of auxin-treated sugarcane bud chips under field conditions. The experiment utilized a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 11 treatment combinations, including a control treatment using untreated seed cane. The remaining treatments involved bud chip soaked in various auxin soaking durations and concentrations (10, 20, and 30 minutes soaking at 150, 200, and 250 ppm) prior to planting. Data were collected on survival counts, plant height, internodal length, number of tillers, biomass yield, amount of juice, cane yield per plot at harvest, and return on investment (ROI).
Main Results: Sugarcane propagated through the bud chip method and treated with auxin at 200 ppm consistently outperformed non-treated and seed cane methods in terms of growth and yield parameters. Soaking durations of 10, 20, and 30 minutes at 200 ppm auxin significantly enhanced plant height, internodal length, number of tillers, biomass yield, juice extract, and cane yield per hectare. Among all treatments, 30 minutes of soaking at 200 ppm auxin produced the best results, achieving the highest ROI of 223.09 ± 38.90%. These auxin-treated bud chip propagations are more effective than seed cane and non-auxin treatments, and 30 minutes of soaking at 200 ppm is the most advantageous in growth, yield, and profitability.
Conclusions: These findings confirm that auxin-treated sugarcane bud chips significantly enhance growth, yield, and profitability, offering a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to conventional sugarcane propagation. It provides technological options for farmers, researchers, and industry stakeholders aiming to optimize sugarcane.
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