Beyond sugar and ethanol: The future of sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil

LPS Vandenberghe, KK Valladares-Diestra… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The world has been searching for clean and renewable alternatives to provide new
materials and energy and, consequently reducing the dependence on petroleum fossil fuels …

Contribution of using filter cake and vinasse as a source of nutrients for sustainable agriculture—A review

AAVL Soares, RM Prado, RMA Bertani, APR da Silva… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The use of filter cake and vinasse in agriculture began in the 1970s and intensified in the
1990s. Currently, the Ukraine war and the high value of fertilizers have created opportunities …

Nanosilica modulates C:N:P stoichiometry attenuating phosphorus toxicity more than deficiency in Megathyrsus maximus cultivated in an Oxisol and Entisol

CC de Faria Melo, D Silva Amaral, R de Mello Prado… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Silicon (Si) nanoparticles can attenuate nutritional disorders caused by phosphorus in
forages through nutritional homeostasis. This paper aims to evaluate the effects of P …

Nanosilica enhances morphogenic and chemical parameters of Megathyrsus maximus grass under conditions of phosphorus deficiency and excess stress in different …

CC de Faria Melo, DS Amaral, A de Moura Zanine… - BMC Plant …, 2023 - Springer
Phosphorus (P) imbalances are a recurring issue in cultivated soils with pastures across
diverse regions. In addition to P deficiency, the prevalence of excess P in soil has escalated …

Balanced use of zn, Cu, fe, and b improves the yield and sucrose contents of sugarcane juice cultivated in sandy clay loam soil

A Majeed, I Rashid, A Niaz, A Ditta, A Sameen… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Balanced use of micronutrients in soils is essential for optimized nutrient use efficiency,
environmental conservation and long-term sustainability of agro-ecological systems. As a …

Fuzzy Logic and Artificial Neural Network Perceptron Multi-Layer and Radial Basis in Estimating Marandu Grass Yield in Integrated Systems

A Bonini Neto, A Moreira… - … in Soil Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The integrated crop-livestock-forest (ICLF) system integrates different components of animal
husbandry. The implementation of this system aims at sustainability, seeking to exploit the …

Biometric and physiological relationships and yield of sugarcane in relation to soil application of potassium

AF de Andrade, RA Flores, D Casaroli, AM Bueno… - Sugar Tech, 2021 - Springer
This study evaluates the effect of the soil application of potassium (K) on the physiological,
productive, and economic variables of the first sugarcane ratoon grown in the Brazilian …

Optimizing Sugarcane Growth, Yield, and Quality in Different Ecological Zones and Irrigation Sources Amidst Environmental Stressors

M Manzoor, MZ Khan, S Ahmad, MD Alqahtani… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The imbalanced use of fertilizers and irrigation water, particularly supplied from
groundwater, has adversely affected crop yield and harvest quality in sugarcane …

[HTML][HTML] Treating Tropical Soils with Composted Sewage Sludge Reduces the Mineral Fertilizer Requirements in Sugarcane Production

RS Silva, MCM Teixeira Filho, A Jalal, RS Alves… - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Conventional mineral fertilization (CMF) is a common practice in infertile sugarcane-
cultivated tropical soils, increasing production costs and environmental concerns …

Classification of banana ripening stages by artificial neural networks as a function of plant physical, physicochemical, and biochemical parameters

A Bonini, AV Souza, CSB Bonini, JM Mello… - Engenharia …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Brazil is currently the 4th world's largest banana producer, producing around 7 million tons.
In this scenario, several studies have been developed with a large amount of data, such as …