Economics of calcium silicate slag application in a rice-sugarcane rotation in the Everglades

Álvarez, José; Snyder, G. H.; Anderson, D. L.; Jones, D. Breese

doi:10.1016/0308-521x(88)90050-9

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“…Yield responses are great enough that sugarcane grown in the Everglades (South Florida) is routinely fertilized with calcium silicate when soil tests indicate the need. However, Si fertilization requires large quantities of slag (generally 5 Mg ha -1 ), making it quite costly (Alvarez et al, 1988). Yields of cane and sugar in Hawaii have been increased 10-50% on soils low in Si, and many sugar plantations regularly apply calcium silicate in responsive fields (Ayres, 1966;Clements, 1965a;Fox et al, 1967b).…”

Section: Increased Yieldsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These two timing applications of slag were agroeconomically evaluated in the three crop production systems: before rice, before sugarcane and before rice-sugarcane rotation. Results of the evaluation indicated that, under the costs and prices assumed, it was more profitable to apply the slag prior to the rice crop in the rice-sugarcane rotation (Alvarez et al, 1988).…”

Section: C) Timing and Frequency Of Applicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review¹

Savant¹,

Korndörfer

Datnoff

et al. 1999

Journal of Plant Nutrition

340

219

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Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements found in the earth's crust, but is mostly inert and only slightly soluble. Agriculture activity tends to remove large q uantities of Si from soil. Sugarcane is known to absorb more Si than any other mineral nutrient, accumulating approximately 380 kg ha -1 of Si, in a 12-month old crop. Sugarcane (plant growth and development) responses to silicon fertilization have been documented in some areas of the world, and applications on commercial fields are routine in certain areas. The reason for this plant response or yield increase is not fully understood, but several mechanisms have been proposed. Some studies indicate that sugarcane yield responses to silicon may be associated with induced resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, such as disease and pest resistance, Al, Mn and Fe toxicity alleviation, increased P availability, reduced lodging, improved leaf and stalk erectness, freeze resistance, and improvement in plant water economy. This review covers the relationship of silicon to sugarcane crop production, including recommendations on how to best manage silicon in soils and plants, silicon interactions with others elements, and laboratory methodology for determining silicon in the soil, plant and fertilizer. In addition, a future research agenda for silicon in sugarcane is proposed.

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Section: Increased Yieldsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: C) Timing and Frequency Of Applicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review¹

Savant¹,

Korndörfer

Datnoff

et al. 1999

Journal of Plant Nutrition

340

219

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“…These discoveries attracted much attention of researchers, and a large number of studies were carried out to investigate the effect of silicon on the growth condition of plant. The contents, forms and distribution patterns of silicon in a variety of plants, such as rice (Takahashi and Okuda, 1962;Sato et al, 1990;Shui et al, 1995;Ma et al, 2002Ma et al, , 2004Tamai and Ma, 2003;Ding et al, 2005a,b), sugarcane (Alvarez et al, 1988), sorghum (Lux et al, 2002), wheat (Jarvis, 1987;Cocker et al, 1998), ryegrass (Jarvis, 1987), bamboo (Ueda and Ueda, 1961;Ding et al, 2003;Lux et al, 2003;Li et al, 2006), tomato (Heine et al, 2005;Gunes et al, 2007), cucumber (Marschner et al, 1990;Shi et al, 2005), blueberry (Morikawa and Saigusa, 2004) and banana (Opfergelt et al, 2006a,b) were investigated. The role of plants on global cycle of silicon also became another important issue of silicon biogeochemistry (Alexandre et al, 1997;Lux et al, 2003;Ding et al, 2004Ding et al, , 2005aDesplanques et al, 2006;Fraysse et al, 2006a,b;Li et al, 2006;Opfergelt et al, 2006b).…”

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Silicon isotope fractionation in bamboo and its significance to the biogeochemical cycle of silicon

Ding

Zhou

Wan

et al. 2008

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

151

123

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“…However, Si fertilization requires large masses of slag (generally 5 Mg/ha), making it quite costly (Alvarez et al;1988). There may be economic value to sugarcane clones which can accumulate and utilize native Si in sites which are low in the element.…”

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Leaf‐tissue silicon content of sugarcane genotypes grown on everglades histosols¹

Deren

Glaz²,

Snyder

1993

Journal of Plant Nutrition

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On soils low in plant-available silicon (Si), fertilization of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) with calcium silicate slag increases plant Si content and sugar yield. However, Si fertilization is costly. Plants which are more efficient in accumulating available Si may have an economic advantage, and selection for genotypes with greater Si content may be warranted. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was genetic variability for plant-tissue Si content in selected populations of commercial-type sugarcane clones in the Canal Point (CP), Florida breeding program. A total of 52 sugarcane genotypes from the third and fourth stages of the sugarcane breeding program were evaluated for Si content in leaves. Clones were evaluated as plant cane in randomized complete-block experiments at four sites which varied in plant-available Si. Soils at three sites were organic Histosols; the fourth was a sand. The locations and the forty Stage HI clones varied significantly (P<0.01) in plant-tissue Si. Stage P7 test sites also varied significantly, but the 12 clones, which were of a narrower genetic base, did not. In both tests, 'CP 72-1210', a very popular and high-yielding com-

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Economics of calcium silicate slag application in a rice-sugarcane rotation in the Everglades

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Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review¹

Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review¹

Silicon isotope fractionation in bamboo and its significance to the biogeochemical cycle of silicon

Leaf‐tissue silicon content of sugarcane genotypes grown on everglades histosols¹

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Economics of calcium silicate slag application in a rice-sugarcane rotation in the Everglades

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Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review1

Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review1

Silicon isotope fractionation in bamboo and its significance to the biogeochemical cycle of silicon

Leaf‐tissue silicon content of sugarcane genotypes grown on everglades histosols1

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Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review¹

Silicon nutrition and sugarcane production: A review¹

Leaf‐tissue silicon content of sugarcane genotypes grown on everglades histosols¹