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Prototype of Sugarcane Cutter, Leaf Stripper, and Loader

The Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) in partnership with SRA developed three locally-fabricated sugarcane harvesting equipment for small farms. These are prototypes of sugarcane cutter, leaf stripper, and loader. Performance tests were conducted in Central Azucarera Don Pedro (CADP), Nasugbu, Batangas and Sugar Regulatory Administration – Luzon …

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Nutrient Use Efficiency Management using Isotope Tracer Technique

The study has clearly shown that there is an avenue to improve the current nutrient management by considering the crop nutrient utilization dynamics to identify the best timing and amount of fertilizer application. The use of elemental tracer techniques allows direct quantitative measurement of the influence of various environmental factors on production. It distinguishes between …

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Fertigroeā„¢ Nanofertilizers for Sugarcane

FertigroeĀ® nanofertilizers are slow-release formulations of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). These nutrients are encapsulated inside a ā€œcarrier,ā€ which protects the nutrients from direct contact with the soil environment. These are ā€œslow-releaseā€ because the nutrients are released to plant parts just in time or at a point in the growth stage where plants …

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NutrioĀ® Biofertilizer

NutrioĀ® is a foliar spray biofertilizer, which contains endophytic bacteria, a nitrogen-fixing organism isolated, screened, and tested for improved growth and yield of sugarcane. The product is safe to humans and the environment. A hectare requires 20 packets or 2 kilograms (kg) of NutrioĀ® powder. The first one-kilogram of NutrioĀ® is diluted in 1,000 Liters …

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Smart Water Management through Automated Furrow Irrigation System

Automating traditional furrow irrigation systems eases the farmersā€™ burden from labor-intensive irrigation activities. It ensures that irrigation water is applied at a precise amount and time. Water is used more efficiently and productively leading to a lower pumping cost. AutoFurrow is composed of the main controller, field control nodes, soil moisture sensors, water advance flow …

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Smart Farming-based Efficient Nutrient Management

Nutrient management is always of fundamental economic importance in the agriculture of sugarcane. National (and international) efforts face difficulty to gain the maximum production of sugar at the present time because of the acute shortage and high costs of commercial fertilizers. The ever increasing fertilizer prices and application inefficiency that cause detrimental effects to the …

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Sugarcane Genomics for Increased Productivity, Profitability, Sustainability, and Global Competitiveness

Genomics for Varietal Development With the use of markers for disease resistance, susceptible varieties can immediately be eliminated possibly in one screening only. Thus, cost including labor and time to produce new varieties will be reduced significantly. The project, ā€œDevelopment of New Sugarcane Varieties Using Marker Assisted Selection (MAS)ā€ introduced a shorter and more effective …

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Use of Automated Furrow Irrigation System (AFIS) to improve production efficiency and and cane yield in a sugarcane block farm

The Central Luzon State University (CLSU) through the leadership of Dr. Armando N. Espino Jr. initiated the project, ā€œImproving Production Efficiency and Cane Yield in a Sugarcane Block Farm using an automated Furrow Irrigation Systemā€ aimed to introduce to farmers a robust, alternative option to facilitate precision irrigation in sugarcane production for 20% increased in …

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Potential Endophytes against white root rot and major and emerging leaf diseases of rubber

White root rot (WRR) manifests conspicuously within regions 9, 10, and 12. Healthy root specimens were collected and subjected to laboratory processing to facilitate the isolation of fungal endophytes, resulting in the purification of 53 distinct fungal endophytes. Among these, the top 3 fungal endophytes exhibiting notable efficacy against WRR were discerned through a dual …

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