The Philippines recommends for sugarcane - Los Banos, Laguna: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, c2001. - xxi, 269 pages: - Philippines Recommends series no.88. .

Includes bibliographical references.

This publication is based on the results of R&D activities conducted by government and private research institutions. Included are recommended technologies/practices on sugarcane production, harvesting and postharvest handling. The book also tackles the botany and physiology of the sugarcane plant and sugar processing. Input requirements for sugarcane production are presented for small farms and for farms with high degree of mechanization. The information presented will be useful for sugarcane specialists and agricultural technicians in assisting sugarcane farmers and plantation owners.

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Sugarcane--Plant production--Pest management--Fertilizer application--Postharvest handling--Philippines

633.61 P552 2001