Abstract
Pakistan is projected to face an increasing water shortage in the future due to climate change, which will significantly impact sugarcane yields. To assess the effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity, an experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with three replications at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. The number of irrigations were selected as 10, 12 and 14 times. Potash was applied through soil (33%), foliar (33%) and fertigation (33%). The results indicated that water shortage adversely affected all observed parameters. Optimal irrigation improved the number of tillers, stem girth, number of millable canes, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall sugarcane production. Application of potash at different levels increased the sugar recovery approximately 0.2-0.3%. Furthermore, increased potash application positively influenced tiller growth, stem girth, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall production, achieving about an 85% improvement compared to conditions of water scarcity. Thus, integrating potash application with effective irrigation strategies can help mitigate the negative effects of water shortage on sugarcane yields and promote more cost-effective sugarcane production and recovery.
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Claim · model-written summary
Water shortage adversely affected all observed sugarcane parameters compared with optimal irrigation.
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e0“effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity”
e1“water shortage adversely affected all observed parameters”
e2“Optimal irrigation improved the number of tillers, stem girth, number of millable canes, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall sugarcane production”
Claim · model-written summary
Optimal irrigation improved the number of tillers, stem girth and number of millable canes compared with water shortage.
Verbatim
e0“effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity”
e1“water shortage adversely affected all observed parameters”
e2“Optimal irrigation improved the number of tillers, stem girth, number of millable canes, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall sugarcane production”
Claim · model-written summary
Optimal irrigation improved brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage and overall sugarcane production compared with water shortage.
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e0“effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity”
e1“water shortage adversely affected all observed parameters”
e2“Optimal irrigation improved the number of tillers, stem girth, number of millable canes, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall sugarcane production”
Claim · model-written summary
Potash application increased sugar recovery by approximately 0.2-0.3%.
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- sugarcanee0
- Treatment
- Application of potash at different levelse3
- Outcome
- sugar recoverye3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Value
- approximately 0.2-0.3%e3
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e0“effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity”
e3“Application of potash at different levels increased the sugar recovery approximately 0.2-0.3%”
Claim · model-written summary
Increased potash application positively influenced tiller growth, stem girth and brix percentage compared with water scarcity.
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e0“effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity”
e4“increased potash application positively influenced tiller growth, stem girth, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall production, achieving about an 85% improvement compared to conditions of water scarcity”
Claim · model-written summary
Increased potash application positively influenced sugar recovery and overall production, with about an 85% improvement compared with water scarcity.
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e0“effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity”
e4“increased potash application positively influenced tiller growth, stem girth, brix percentage, sugar recovery percentage, and overall production, achieving about an 85% improvement compared to conditions of water scarcity”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend integrating potash application with effective irrigation strategies to mitigate water shortage effects on sugarcane yields.
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e0“effects of various potash levels on sugarcane crops in response to water scarcity”
e5“integrating potash application with effective irrigation strategies can help mitigate the negative effects of water shortage on sugarcane yields”
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