herbicide · Yield · Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)

Problematic Dicot Weeds and their Control in Sugarcane · 1981

• positive
  Weed control significantly improved tillers per shoot and millable canes.
• negative
  Higher herbicide dose reduced cane yield by 10 to 15 tons/ha relative to lower dose during two years.

  compared with lower dose

cited by 1 paper here

Efficiency of some herbicides for weed control in sugarcane · 1982

• positive
  Selected herbicides gave yields in sugarcane comparable to weed-free control areas.

  compared with weed‐free control areas

Herbicides for Weed Control in Sugarcane ana Their Effect on Ratoon Cane · 1988

• positive
  Herbicide use increased sugarcane yield by 23% over the weedy check.

  compared with weedy

Herbicidal Control of Winter Weeds in Autumn Cane+lndian Mustard intercropping System · 1989

• positive
  Post-emergence isoproturon increased sugarcane yield by 6b.1 to 90.6%.

Efficacy of Atrazioe at Different Moisture Levels for Weed Management in Sugarcane under Mid-hill Conditions of Himachal Pradesh · 1993

• positive
  Weed-free conditions yielded significantly more and were statistically comparable to atrazine 2.5 kg/ha.

  compared with atrazine 2.5 kg/ha

Economising N Use in Spring Planted Sugarcane Through Effective Weed Management · 1994

• positive
  Pre-emergence diuron increased cane yield by 81.3 per cent relative to no weeding.

  compared with control (no weeding)

Impact of Various Weed Control Methods on the Productivity and Quality of Sugarcane · 1998

• positive
  Pre emergence herbicide plots had maximum cane yield.
• positive
  Pre emergence herbicide plots had maximum stalk height of 409 cm.
• positive
  Pre emergence herbicide raised cane yield by 185.9 percent over control.

  compared with control

Critical Period for Torpedograss (Panicum repens L.) Control in Plant Sugarcane Fields on Okinawa Island, Souther Japan. · 1999

• positive
  Weeding plant sugarcane at 45 DAP produced significantly higher yield than late weeding.

  compared with late weeding

• positive
  Weeding plant sugarcane at 45 DAP increased tiller number and stem elongation over late weeding.

  compared with late weeding

Integrated weed management in ratooned sugarcane · 2001

• positive
  Integrated weed control increased sugar yield relative to herbicides alone.

  compared with use of herbicides alone

Herbicidal-cum-Integrated Approach of Weed Management in Spring Planted Sugarcane · 2001

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

  compared with all other treatments

cited by 1 paper here

Weed management in late-planted sugarcane · 2001

• positive
  Weed-free conditions gave the highest cane yield, 84.6 tonneslha and 80.6 tonneslha in the two years.
• positive
  Weed-free treatment had the highest net returns of Rs 31,2961ha and 27,989ha in the two years.
• positive
  Herbicide spray followed by hoeing significantly improved cane yield over herbicide spray alone.

  compared with herbicide spray alone

• no effect
  Cane yield with weed-free conditions was at par with three hoeings in both years.

  compared with 3 hoeings (30, 60 and 90 days after planting)

Studies on integration of tillage and herbicides for weed control in sugarcane · 2002

• positive
  The integrated treatment increased cane yield by 91% over the farmers method.

  compared with farmers method of three disc harrowings and hand weeding twice at 30 and 60 DAP

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

• positive
  Conventional non-Buster weed control produced significantly higher yields in untransformed cane.
• positive
  A preemergence cocktail followed by two Buster applications produced significantly higher yields in transformed cane.

Effect of Weed Management Practices on Weeds, Soil Micro Flora and Yield of Sugarcane Ratoon · 2003

• positive
  Trash burning with interculture and preemergence atrazine at 2.0 kg ha−1 gave 48.9% higher cane yield than weedy condition.

  compared with weedy condition

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

• positive
  Conventional herbicide treatment of untransformed cane produced significantly higher yield.
• positive
  Transformed cane receiving preemergence cocktail and two Buster applications produced significantly higher yield.

Studies on integrated weed management practices in spring planted sugarcane of coastal Orissa. · 2003

• positive
  Ametryn plus hoeing produced the highest cane yield, 149.8 t/ha, versus 103.4 t/ha for weedy check.

  compared with weedy check

• positive
  Ametryn plus hoeing provided the highest net return.
• positive
  Ametryn plus hoeing provided the highest benefit:cost ratio, 1.51.

Weed management in late-planted sugarcane · 2005

• positive
  Weed-free conditions gave the highest cane yield, 80.6 tonnes/ha in the second year.
• positive
  Weed-free treatment gave the highest net return of 27,989/ha in 2002–2003.
• positive
  Herbicide spray followed by hoeing significantly improved cane yield over herbicide spray alone.

  compared with herbicide spray alone

• positive
  Weed-free conditions gave the highest cane yield, 84.6 tonnes/ha in the first year.
• positive
  Weed-free treatment gave the highest net return of Rs 31,296/ha in 2001–2002.

Weed dynamics and their management in sugarcane under different preceding crops and tillage systems · 2005

• positive
  Herbicides significantly raised cane yield over the weedy check in both crop cycles.

  compared with weedy check

cited by 1 paper here

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

• positive
  The no-till program with herbicide banded in March increased net return by $32.56/ha.
• positive
  Banded rather than broadcast herbicide reduced cost by $30.49/ha.

  compared with broadcast

cited by 2 papers here

The Effect of Sugarcane Herbicidal Plastic Film on the Sugarcane Seedling Transplanted · 2009

• positive
  The film improved sugarcane seedling tillering relative to other methods.

  compared with other methods

Evaluation of integrated weed management practices for sugarcane. · 2010

• positive
  Chemical weed control with one inter-row cultivation during tillering gave higher cane yield.
• positive
  Chemical weed control with one inter-row cultivation during tillering gave a cost benefit ratio of 1:12.85.
• negative
  Hand weeding alone gave the least cost benefit ratio, 1:7.25.

cites 1 paper here

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

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

  compared with control

cites 1 paper here

Response of Weed and Cane Yield to Integrated Weed Management in Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) · 2014

• positive
  Metribuzin or atrazine pre-emergence herbicide combined with one hand weeding and interculturing at 60 DAP gave higher monetary return.

Weed management in sugarcane ratoon crop · 2014

• positive
  Pre-emergence metribuzin 1.4 kg/ha followed by 2,4-D 1.6 kg/ha at 45 DARI gave the highest pooled cane yield, 74.3 t/ha.
• positive
  Pre-emergence metribuzin 1.4 kg/ha followed by 2,4-D 1.6 kg/ha at 45 DARI gave net returns 61.7% higher than the control.

  compared with control

cites 2 papers here

Productivity and Profitability of Autumn Sugarcane and Brassica Crops based Intercropping Systems · 2014

• positive
  Herbicides increased net returns by Rs 1775 to Rs 16,409/ha relative to the weedy check over two years.

  compared with weedy check

Effects of different plastic films mulching on soil temperature and moisture,and growth and yield of sugarcane · 2014

• positive
  Milky photodegradation weeding film gave the highest economic benefit, 5987.2 Yuan/ha above control.

  compared with the control

Management of complex weeds in sugarcane by ametryn + trifloxysulfuron · 2016

• positive
  The weed-free plot gave the highest cane yield, 9.04 t/ha in one comparison.

  compared with hand weeding thrice at 30, 60 and 90 DAP

• positive
  The weed-free plot gave the highest cane yield, 10.51 t/ha in another comparison.

  compared with hand weeding thrice at 30, 60 and 90 DAP

Topramezone 10g/l + atrazine 300 g/l sc an herbicide for controlling narrow and broad-leaved weeds in sugarcane · 2020

• positive
  All herbicide treatments significantly increased cane yield compared with untreated control.

  compared with untreated control

Valuation of Weed Control Methods by using Inter Row Rotary Weeder in Sugarcane Crop · 2020

• positive
  The pre-emergence Click plus rotary weeder and cultivator treatment produced a significantly higher cane yield of 105 t. ha-1.
• positive
  The same treatment gave the highest net benefits per hectare, Rs. 156250/-.

Determination of critical period of weed competition in Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) at Arjo Didessa sugar estate, western Ethiopia · 2022

• positive
  Longer weed-free periods increased tiller production, cane height and girth.
• positive
  Longer weed-free periods increased cane weight, millable canes, and cane and sugar output.

Effect of different combinations of herbicides and aqua-based plants extracts on weeds in sugarcane · 2023

• positive
  Need based hand weeding recorded higher cane yield.

Priorities for narrowing the yield gap and increasing farming systems resilience in the Fiji sugar industry · 2023

• positive
  Improved weed control reduced the simulated yield gap by 5–9 Mg ha−1.
• positive
  Weed control gave one of the greatest projected yield benefits under a hotter and drier climate.

Study To Evolve Technology For Controlling Binding Weeds In Grown-Up Sugarcane Crop · 2023

• positive
  Pre-emergence atrazine followed by post-emergence metribuzin increased yield attributes in sugarcane compared with control.

  compared with control

Weed management in autumn planted sugarcane – chickpea intercropping system · 2024

• positive
  Pre-emergence pendimethalin plus one hand weeding at 45 DAS gave higher cane yield (144.28 t/ha) than two hand weedings.

  compared with two hand weeding at 30 and 60 DAS of intercrop

• positive
  Pre-emergence pendimethalin plus one hand weeding at 45 DAS gave higher cane equivalent yield than two hand weedings.

  compared with two hand weeding at 30 and 60 DAS of intercrop

Economics and Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Yields under Trash Mulch Rate and Weed Management Practice in Nigeria · 2024

• positive
  Nine tonnes per hectare trash mulch with the combined weed treatment produced a higher sugarcane yield of 101.5 t ha-1.

Effects of row spacing and selective herbicides on growth, yield, quality and associated weeds in sugarcane · 2025

• positive
  Herbicides and hoeing increased cane and sugar yields.

Effect of irrigation levels and weed control treatments on weed performance and sugarcane productivity · 2025

• positive
  Weed control increased millable cane count and sugar yield.