Plant samples showing signs of Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) collected since 2013 were subjected to various traditional and molecular pathology tests. The samples were screened with specific tests for known sugarcane pathogens and a range of generic tests for unknown...
A survey of the quality of the cane delivered to the Herbert, Burdekin, Proserpine and Plane Creek regions was undertaken in 2015 to assess the quantity of extraneous matter (viz. dirt and roots, trash and tops) in the cane supply, as well as measure billet length and...
Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) symptoms include leaf yellowing of the mid canopy, a reduction in photosynthesis and yield decreases of up to 30%. The cause of YCS remains unknown. It has been speculated leaf yellowing from YCS is produced by triggering the early onset...
Science, the acquisition of new knowledge and connecting these observations into new theories, is the power that has driven modern society. This growing belief in an ability to obtain new powers through research has forged a bond between science, politics and...
Potential yield is one of the criteria used as an input to nitrogen (N) fertiliser management decisions made using Six Easy Steps (6ES). While it is recognised that 6ES allows the estimate of potential yield to be made at whatever scale is deemed appropriate (block,...
