Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Herbicide based reduced and no tillage programs cost $19.47 to $77.38/ha more.

A claim from Efficacy and Economics of Summer Fallow Conventional and Reduced-Tillage Programs for Sugarcane · 2009

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Herbicide based reduced and no tillage programs cost $19.47 to $77.38/ha more.

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Treatment
herbicide was used in the reduced-tillage and no-tillage programse0
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$19.47 to $77.38/hae0

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“where herbicide was used in the reduced-tillage and no-tillage programs, total cost was $19.47 to $77.38/ha more.”

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Title

Efficacy and Economics of Summer Fallow Conventional and Reduced-Tillage Programs for Sugarcane

Luke M. Etheredge; James L. Griffin; Michael E. Salassi Weed Technology 2009. doi:10.1614/wt-08-161.1

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herbicide · yield · Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)Results differ

51 papers: 37 positive, 14 negative or no effect

13 papers in the same direction as this claim · 37 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Banded rather than broadcast herbicide reduced cost by $30.49/ha.

    Weed Control and Economics Using Reduced Tillage Programs in Sugarcane · 2006 · compared with broadcast

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  2. negative
    Total sugarcane yield over four crop years was reduced 11% for the no-till program when herbicides were broadcast, compared with conventional tillage.

    Integrated Management of Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) in Sugarcane · 2013 · compared with conventional tillage

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. no effect
    Selected herbicides did not reduce sugarcane yield at either timing.

    Low carryover risk of late-season soybean herbicides to newly planted sugarcane · 2025

    Same directionCites this paper

  4. positive
    Conventional non-Buster weed control produced significantly higher yields in untransformed cane.

    Stability of Gene Expression and Agronomic Performance of a Transgenic Herbicide‐Resistant Sugarcane Line in South Africa · 2003

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Conventional herbicide treatment of untransformed cane produced significantly higher yield.

    Stability of Gene Expression and Agronomic Performance of a Transgenic Herbicide-Resistant Sugarcane Line in South Africa · 2003

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    All weed control treatments increased cane yield over control.

    Soil Microflora and Weed Management as Influenced by Atrazine 50 % WP in Sugarcane · 2013 · compared with control

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Conventional hoeing and weeding gave significantly higher cane yield than all other treatments.

    Herbicidal-cum-Integrated Approach of Weed Management in Spring Planted Sugarcane · 2001 · compared with all other treatments

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    Chemical weed control with one inter-row cultivation during tillering gave higher cane yield.

    Evaluation of integrated weed management practices for sugarcane. · 2010

    Opposite direction

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tillage · yield · Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)Positive and negative results

48 papers: 35 positive, 13 negative or no effect

13 papers in the same direction as this claim · 34 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Eliminating a single tillage operation reduced cost by $16.28/ha.

    Weed Control and Economics Using Reduced Tillage Programs in Sugarcane · 2006

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Incorporating raised beds, minimum tillage, controlled traffic and legume fallows into sugarcane farming gives substantial cost savings in production.

    Comparisons between conventional and alternative sugarcane farming systems which incorporate permanent beds, minimum tillage, controlled traffic and legume fallows. · 2004

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    The highest sugarcane yield in the plant crop was achieved by management with more extensive soil profile disturbances, like plowing followed by harrowing.

    Sugarcane Root Development and Yield under Different Soil Tillage Practices · 2019

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Sunn hemp with deep subsoiling yielded 116 Mg ha -1 of cane plant stalks, 11 Mg ha -1 above the control, without a significant yield difference.

    Soil physical change and sugarcane stalk yield induced by cover crop and soil tillage · 2022 · compared with control treatment

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Minimum tillage with mechanical stool removal and machine planting was 29.3% more profitable than conventional tillage.

    Comparative analysis of different tillage systems used in sugarcane (Thailand) · 2005 · compared with conventional

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Stalk yield was highest under no-tillage.

    Growth and sugarcane cultivars productivity under notillage and reduced tillage system · 2019

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Subsoiling before planting increased mean ratoon sugar yield to 14.48 t/ha.

    Subsoiling Affecting Soil Quality Parameters and Sugarcane Yield in Multiratooning System in Subtropical India · 2021

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    PCTF with minimum tillage increased farm gross margin by 11.8%.

    Economic evaluation of precision controlled traffic farming in the Australian sugar industry: a case study of an early adopter. · 2008 · compared with producers' traditional practice

    Opposite direction

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