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Title: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SUGARCANE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM: A REVIEW OF THE 2000 AGRONOMY WORKSHOP

Author
item Richard Jr, Edward
item MEYER, J - SO AFRICAN SUGAR EXP STN
item KORNDORFER, G - UNIVERSIDADE FED DE UBER
item KINGSTON, G - BUREAU OF SUGAR EXP STNS
item DUNCKELMAN, J - FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE

Submitted to: International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Proceedings
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/1/2001
Publication Date: 9/13/2001
Citation: Richard Jr, E.P., Meyer, J., Korndorfer, G.H., Kingston, G., Dunckelman, J.W. 2001. Innovative Approaches to Sugarcane Productivity in the New Millennium: A Review of the 2000 Agronomy Workshop. Proceedings of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 24:22-25.

Interpretive Summary: Bringing members with common interests together in a workshop setting to discuss research and other issues on an international scale is a major objective of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT). The ISSCT Agronomy Workshop held December 2 to 6, 2000, brought together 61 participants from 11 countries to discuss issues along the lines of five themes: precision agriculture, soil conservation, green-cane harvest and trash management, innovative agricultural practices, and the impact of environmental and socio-political mandates on sugarcane agronomy. It was felt that the mutual sharing of information between countries will lead to cooperative endeavors and should insure the sustainability of the sugar industry worldwide.

Technical Abstract: This paper summarizes the activities of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists' (ISSCT) Agronomy Workshop held 2 to 6 December 2000, in Miami, Florida, USA. The workshop began with a one-day field tour of the Florida sugar industry to acquaint the delegates with the industry from research to commercial production. Paper and poster presentations during the formal workshop were grouped under the general topic headings of: precision agriculture, soil conservation, green-cane harvest and trash management, innovative agricultural practices, and environmental and socio-political impacts on sugarcane agronomy. It was concluded that the continued elucidation of the sugarcane plant's response to nutrient levels, stress, and other variables and the integration of this knowledge with new electronic technologies will result in input reductions and the sustained or higher sugar yields necessary to insure profitability in the new millennium.