Self-stripping sugarcane

Harvesting sugarcane may soon become an easier task. Varieties are being developed in Colombia that drop their leaves just before the cane is ready for harvesting. This avoids the need to burn off the leaves. These self-stripping varieties could...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1994
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49360
Description
Summary:Harvesting sugarcane may soon become an easier task. Varieties are being developed in Colombia that drop their leaves just before the cane is ready for harvesting. This avoids the need to burn off the leaves. These self-stripping varieties could...