Specialty crop farmers have expressed concern about labor shortages and cost increases which may arise with immigration reform. The large-scale mechanization of the Florida sugarcane harvest during the 1970s/80s serves as an historical example of how ...
Emerson, Robert D. +2 more
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This study focuses on the development of a optimal harvest scheduling mathematical programming model which incorporates within-season changes in perennial crop yields.
Salassi, Michael E. +2 more
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Potassium Fertilizer Recommendations for Sugarcane on Florida Organic Soils
, 2019 Potassium is a primary plant nutrient that is required in large amounts by sugarcane. About 74% of the 400,000 acres of Florida sugarcane is grown on organic soils in the Everglades Agricultural Area.
James Mabry McCray
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Bagasse: A Potential Organic Soil Amendment Used in Sugarcane Production
EDIS, 2020 Bagasse is an agricultural by-product derived from the sugarcane milling process. It is a dry and fibrous residue left after the extraction of sugar juice from sugarcane. Over 2 million metric tons of bagasse is generated each year in South Florida, and
Jehangir H. Bhadha +4 more
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Phosphorus Fertilizer Recommendations for Sugarcane Production on Florida Organic Soils
, 2012 Much of the sugarcane grown in South Florida is on organic soils in the Everglades Agricultural Area, which is a phosphorus-limited system. Phosphorus loads in drainage water in the Everglades Agricultural Area are an environmental concern, so it is ...
Ronald W. Rice +2 more
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Plantback Restrictions for Herbicides Used in South Florida Sugarcane
, 2007 SS-AGR-273, a 3-page fact sheet by C. Rainbolt, condenses rotational crop restrictions for herbicides registered for use in Florida sugarcane into one table for use in planning weed control programs. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, July 2007.
Curtis Rainbolt
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The Rice Effect: Sugarcane Production in Florida Following Rice
, 2004 Since sugarcane is the principal crop in the rice-sugarcane rotation, researchers at the University of Florida's Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC) conducted experiments to determine the effect of rice production upon the sugarcane plant ...
José Alvarez, George H. Snyder
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Mitochondrial haplotype diversity and population dynamics of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), in Jamaica. [PDF]
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Characterizing Particulate Matter Impacts of Smoke From 2022 to 2023 Agricultural Burning in South Florida. [PDF]
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Association of Regional Agricultural Smoke Exposure With Sociodemographic Factors in Rural and Urban Communities. [PDF]
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