Bagasse: A Potential Organic Soil Amendment Used in Sugarcane Production: SL477/SS690, 8/2020

Jehangir H. Bhadha; Nan Xu; Raju Khatiwada; Stewart Swanson; Chris LaBorde

doi:10.32473/edis-ss690-2020

Vol. 2020 No. 5, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

Vol. 2020 No. 5

Bagasse: A Potential Organic Soil Amendment Used in Sugarcane Production: SL477/SS690, 8/2020

Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss690-2020

Published 2020-09-24

Jehangir H. Bhadha⁺⁻
Nan Xu⁺⁻
Raju Khatiwada⁺⁻
Stewart Swanson⁺⁻
Chris LaBorde⁺⁻

Jehangir H. Bhadha

University of Florida

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9436-1725

Nan Xu

University of Florida

Raju Khatiwada

University of Florida

Stewart Swanson

University of Florida

Chris LaBorde

United States Sugar Corporation

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Bagasse
Sugarcane
Mineral Soils
Soil Amendment

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Bhadha, Jehangir H., Nan Xu, Raju Khatiwada, Stewart Swanson, and Chris LaBorde. 2020. “Bagasse: A Potential Organic Soil Amendment Used in Sugarcane Production: SL477/SS690, 8/2020”. EDIS 2020 (5). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss690-2020.

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Bagasse is an agricultural by-product derived from the sugarcane milling process. It is a dry and fibrous residue left after the extraction of sugar juice from sugarcane. Over 2 million metric tons of bagasse is generated each year in South Florida, and need exists to find environmentally sustainable, yet economically viable use for it. Application of bagasse as a potential soil amendment on mineral soils to grow sugarcane seems like a good option to utilize the product. This factsheet explores the feasibilty of using bagasse as a organic soil amendment to grow sugarcane on mineral soils in South Florida.

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