Loss of nitrogen from sugarcane fields is of serious environmental concern and also limits sugarcane production. Losses can be significant in high rainfall environments, where nitrogen is subject to surface runoff, leaching and denitrification. Large-scale field...
LEGUME BREAK CROPPING is an important part of the improved sugarcane cropping system, with the potential to supply fixed nitrogen (N) to the succeeding cane crop. However, the effectiveness of a legume crop in achieving this outcome is directly related to the rate of...
Nitrogen (N) loss is an important issue for the sugarcane industry in tropical Australia because of offsite environmental impacts. Enhanced efficiency fertilisers (EEFs) (which include nitrification inhibitors and nitrogen stabilisers) have the potential to reduce...
The Australian sugarcane industry incurs significant crop loss from damage caused by rodents including Rattus sordidus and Melomys burtoni. In 2023, grower surveys around Ingham in Queensland indicated losses from rat damage were valued at $19 million, over a...
