Sugarcane Production Fertilized with Poultry Litter: Field Trial Results

A field trial evaluating the sugarcane variety RB 867515 and soil chemical attributes in response to five levels of poultry litter fertilization (0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 t/ha). The dataset likely contains measurements of plant height, culm diameter, leaf dimensions, plant count, leaf count, soil nutrients (P, K, Ca, Mg), and productivity of sugarcane green mass at 4 and 12 months after planting. The work was authored by Geicimara Guimarães and is available via paperswithcode under an Open Access license.

Use Cases

• Modeling sugarcane yield response based on poultry litter application rates mentioned in the description
• Analyzing soil nutrient changes (P, K, Ca, Mg) based on fertilization levels described in the trial
• Studying plant growth parameters (height, diameter, leaf count) at different growth stages (4 and 12 months) as outlined in the summary
• Evaluating sugarcane quality for animal feed based on reported metrics like soluble sugar (Brix), dry matter, and neutral detergent fiber

Strengths

• Experimental design uses randomized blocks with five treatments and four replications, suggesting structured data collection
• Includes specific quantitative results, such as maximum plant count at 8.7 t/ha and leaf count at 5.3 t/ha of poultry litter
• Reports concrete quality metrics for the sugarcane, including mean soluble sugar (20 degrees Brix), dry matter (32.9%), and neutral detergent fiber (46.7%)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Collection Method

Field experiment using a randomized block design with five fertilization treatments and four replications.

Time Range

Measurements taken at 4 months and 12 months after planting.