Hitting Backroads in Brazil

Hitting Backroads in Brazil

Brazil Pioneer precision agriculture sugarcane

We were back to exploring agriculture today in Brazil after the water park yesterday. We learned a lot about sugarcane production today. We started with a field where they had recently planted sugarcane. They plant small sections of sugarcane in the soil and plants sprout from the nodes. We covered a wide array of topics relating to sugarcane including nutrient requirements, pests, growing

Water Requirement for Different Crops in India

Water Requirement for Different Crops in India

Chillies Groundnut Irrigation water requirement for Onion Maize Potato sugarcane Wheat

Water requirement of Crop is the quantity of water required regardless of source for crop growth and yield in a period of time.    Water is mainly required to meet the demands of metabolic activities of plants, evaporation and transpiration.

Crop	Water Requirement (mm)
Rice	900-2500
Wheat	450-650
Sorghum	450-650
Maize	500-800
Sugarcane	1500-2500
Groundnut	500-700
Cotton	700-1300
Soybean	450-700
Tobacco	400-600
Tomato	600-800
Potato	500-700
Onion	350-550
Chillies	500
Sunflower	350-500
Castor	500
Bean	300-500
Cabbage	380-500
Pea	350-500
Banana	1200-2200
Citrus	900-1200
Pineapple	700-1000
Gingelly	350-400
Ragi	400-450
Grape	500-1200

See also:

Crop rotation and its importance

Hydroponic technology and farming

Ideal conditions required for growing banana

Types of agricultural subsidies available to Indian farmers

Irrigation Water Requirement for Some of the Major Crops in India

Irrigation Water Requirement for Some of the Major Crops in India

Cotton Groundnut Linseed Maize Oat Onion Ragi Rice sugarcane Tobacco Wheat

Crop	Growing Period  ( in days )	Daily Water Requirement		Total Water Requirement
		in cm	in inches	in cm	in inches
Barley	88	0.400	0.16	25.20	10.08
Cotton	202	0.525	0.21	105.50	42.20
Groundnut	124	0.525	0.21	65.25	26.10
Jawar	114	0.575	0.23	64.25	25.70
Linseed	88	0.350	0.14	31.71	12.68
Maize	100	0.450	0.18	44.50	17.80
Mustard	88	0.300	0.12	25.20	10.08
Onion	120	0.625	0.25	75.00	30.00
Potato	88	0.750	0.30	30.00	12.00
Pea	88	0.350	0.14	30.00	12.00
Rice	93	1.075	0.43	104.50	41.80
Ragi	127	0.575	0.23	74.50	29.80
Sugarcane	365	0.650	0.26	237.50	95.00
Tobacco	132	0.750	0.30	98.00	39.20
Wheat	88	0.425	0.17	37.00	14.80

See also :

Crop rotation and its importance

Intercropping and its advantages

Green house and its advantages

Ideal Conditions for Growing Sugarcane

Ideal Conditions for Growing Sugarcane

Cash Crops nitrogen sugarcane

Sugarcane is a kharif crop and requires hot and humid climate.  For favorable growth sugarcane needs a temperature of 21 – 27 degree Celsius and Rainfall between 75 –150 cm.  It grows in different types of soil which can retain moisture and belong to bamboo family.

Loamy soil enriched with  Nitrogen, Calcium and Phosphorous is ideal for sugarcane but it should not be too acidic or alkaline.  For effective irrigation and transportation plain or level plateau is preferred for growing sugarcane.  Sugarcane requires cheap abundant labour and need heavy manures and fertilizers.

see also Nitrogen Cycle

Sutlej-Ganga plain from Punjab to Bihar contains 51% of the total area and 60% of the country’s total production.

Brazil is the leading producer of sugarcane in the world, followed by India in second place.