Soaking setts in 50 ppm ethrel plus GA3 spray at 35 ppm significantly increased cane and sugar yield of sugarcane compared with the other treatments.

(2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid · quality: sugar starch · Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)Results differ

12 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

1. no effect
   Ethrel 68-250 did not significantly increase sugarcane sucrose measures.

   Evaluation of Chemical Ripeners for Sugarcane · 1972

   Opposite direction

2. positive
   The Ethephon + Fusilade Forte combination improved sucrose yield by 1.34 t ha−1 compared with the control.

   Ripening Response of Sugarcane Varieties to Chemical Ripeners and Economic Benefits during the Early Period of Harvesting at Wonji-Shoa and Metahara Sugarcane Plantations, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia · 2021 · compared with control

   Same direction

3. positive
   Ethephon significantly decreased reducing sugar content in juice of mature and immature sugarcane internodes in all three varieties.

   Effects of ethephon on ripening and increasing sucrose content in mature and immature internodes of sugarcane · 2000

   Same direction

4. positive
   Ethephon at early tillering increased sucrose content in cane.

   Influence of ethephon sprayed at different stages on growth, agronomic traits and drought resistance of sugarcane · 2002

   Same direction

5. positive
   Sett soaking with 100 ppm ethephon followed by foliar GA3 improved sucrose content, reaching 16.94%.

   Yield and Juice Quality of Sugarcane as Influenced by Ethephon and Gibberellic Acid · 2018 · compared with conventional planting (T1)

   Same direction

6. positive
   Soaking setts in 50 ppm ethrel followed by GA3 foliar sprays gave significantly higher cane and sugar yield than the other treatments.

   Impact of Exogenously Applied Plant Growth Regulators on Yield Attributes and Yield of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Hybrid Complex) · 2018 · compared with rest of the treatments

   Same direction

7. positive
   Ethephon slowly and steadily increased sugarcane sucrose content.

   Effects of Glyphosate and Ethephon on Ripening and Increasing Sucrose Content in Energy and Sugar Sugarcane · 2009

   Same direction

8. positive
   Ethephon at both stages improved juice sucrose content.

   Effects of ethephon on the physiological, biochemical and agronomic characters in ratoon sugarcane · 2005

   Same direction

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Gibberellic acid · quality: sugar starch · Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)Positive and negative results

3 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

1. no effect
   Gibberellic acid did not significantly increase sugarcane sucrose measures.

   Evaluation of Chemical Ripeners for Sugarcane · 1972

   Opposite direction

2. positive
   Gibberellin treatment increased sugar content of sugarcane.

   Effect of Gibberellin Treatment on Stem Length,Yield and Quality of Sugarcane · 2010 · compared with the control

   Same direction

3. positive
   Sett soaking with 100 ppm ethephon followed by foliar GA3 improved sucrose content, reaching 16.94%.

   Yield and Juice Quality of Sugarcane as Influenced by Ethephon and Gibberellic Acid · 2018 · compared with conventional planting (T1)

   Same direction

4. positive
   Soaking setts in 50 ppm ethrel followed by GA3 foliar sprays gave significantly higher cane and sugar yield than the other treatments.

   Impact of Exogenously Applied Plant Growth Regulators on Yield Attributes and Yield of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Hybrid Complex) · 2018 · compared with rest of the treatments

   Same direction

application · quality: sugar starch · Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)Results agree

24 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Sucrose content with seaweed extract spraying at the M stage was higher than with spraying at the S and/or E stages.

   Effects of Seaweed Extracts on the Growth, Physiological Activity, Cane Yield and Sucrose Content of Sugarcane in China · 2021 · compared with SE treatments at S and/or E stages

   Same direction

2. positive
   Foliar Zn and Fe provided higher sugar yield of 15.25 t ha.

   Influence of zinc and iron on yield and quality of sugarcane planted under various trench spacings. · 2011

   Same direction

3. positive
   Foliar gibberellic acid increased sucrose content of sugarcane grown under reduced sunlight and cool temperatures.

   Gibberellin Studies with Sugarcane. III. Effects of Rate and Frequency of Gibberellic Acid Applications on Stalk Length and Fresh Weight¹ · 1980

   Same direction

4. positive
   Sprayed nonflowered Co. 419 increased sugar yield by 1·16 t/ha in February over flowered controls.

   Effect of inhibition of flowering on improvement of cane yield and juice quality under Coimbatore conditions · 1976 · compared with control flowered crop

   Same direction

5. positive
   Soil application of Trichoderma viride improved final cane and sugar yield of sugarcane.

   Efficacy of Trichoderma viride against Colletotrichum falcatum in sugarcane. · 2009

   Same direction

6. positive
   Gibberellin spraying improved brix, sucrose content and yield.

   A Study on the Application and Residues of Plant Growth Regulators in the Fruit Sugarcane Grown in the Sub-Suitable Region · 2010

   Same direction

7. positive
   Biostimulant application increased sucrose yield by 4 Mg Pol ha−1 relative to nutrient treatment.

   Combining seaweed extract from Ascophyllum nodosum with nutrients enhances stalk yield when applied in the dry season during sugarcane development · 2024 · compared with nutrient treatment

   Same direction

8. positive
   DRCSP increased Brix and juice gravity purity.

   Effects of Application of Drought Resistant Sucrose-yield Promoter Sprayed by Aircraft in Large Area of Sugarcane · 2011 · compared with CK

   Same direction

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