Claim · model-written summary
A preemergence cocktail followed by two Buster applications produced significantly higher yields in transformed cane.
- Taxon
- Sugarcanet0
- Material
- transformed canee0
- Treatment
- conventional preemergence cocktail, followed by two 5‐L ha −1 Buster applicationse0
- Outcome
- yieldse1
- Direction
- significantly highere1
Not reportedGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“transformed cane treated with a conventional preemergence cocktail, followed by two 5‐L ha −1 Buster applications”
t0“Sugarcane”
e1“there were two scenarios in which significantly higher yields were observed”
Title
Noel B. Leibbrandt; Sandra J. Snyman Crop Science 2003. doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.6710
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation The pat gene remained stably expressed over three vegetative propagation rounds.
- Observation The transgenic line did not significantly differ from its untransformed counterpart in stalk traits, fiber, disease resistance or yield.
- Intervention effect Conventional non-Buster weed control produced significantly higher yields in untransformed cane.
- Association The most economical weed control treatment depends on the engineered herbicide cost.
- Observation Buster currently costs ZAR150 per liter.
- Recommendation Buster prices would need to fall substantially for commercial growers to use it cost effectively.
- Mechanism Herbicide use would benefit small-scale growers who currently hand hoe because hand hoeing damages cane.
- Association Slightly lower Buster costs would raise returns for small-scale adopters of transgenic sugarcane.