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| Author(s): |
Vanderson Rabelo de Paula
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2010-09-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Jose Paulo Molin;
Thiago Liborio Romanelli;
Rouverson Pereira da Silva
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| Advisor: | Jose Paulo Molin |
| Abstract | |
This work aimed to evaluate possible damages caused by accidental traffic of agricultural vehicles to sugar cane ratoon at the moment of mechanized harvest. The evaluation was carried out by applying different loads on recently harvested sugar cane roots, under controlled conditions, using, as reference, typical loads applied to the soil by a sugar cane transport system composed by a tractor and infield wagons and identifying their effects on the soil and plant. The experiments were performed in two areas with similar characteristics, however with distinct soil textures - clay and sandy. A tractor was used to apply the loads and five treatments were defined, in which three of them simulated possible situation of accidental traffic on sugar cane roots, one treatment simulated the perfect condition of controlled traffic and the control (no traffic). After simulations of traffic, characteristics of soil (cone index and density) and the plant (sprout failure, sprouting number, biometrics characteristics, yield and raw material quality) were evaluated. Results show strong influence of accidental traffic on the sugar cane ratoon due to the increase of soil compaction. In the clay soil, there was significant yield reduction in the treatments where there was traffic on the sugar cane ratoon and in the sandy soil, differences were not significant. There was no difference of the treatments on the raw material quality, sprout failure and sprouting number. For the biometrical characteristics, traffic on the sugar cane ratoon caused reduction of the stem length on the clay soil. The experiments allowed to conclude that accidental traffic on the sugar cane ratoon promotes modifications in the soil, that was more intense on the clay soil, bringing negative effects on the plant and that controlling traffic permits high intensity of wheeled vehicles without affecting the dynamics of the sugar cane crop. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/02308-4 - Evaluation of damages from casual vehicles traffic over sugar cane ratton |
| Grantee: | Vanderson Rabelo de Paula |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |