Knowledge about the proper management of not-burned sugar cane is still limited, particularly regarding nitrogen fertilization. A field experiment was carried out to evaluate sugar cane yield, the balance of 15N fertilizers in the soil-plant-residue system and ammonia loss by volatilization in sugarcane ratoon crop without straw burning prior to mechanical harvesting, comparing different locations of surface-applied nitrogen fertilizers. The sugar cane variety SP81-3250. Treatments were arranged in a complete randomized blocks, with four replicates. The treatments consisted of four […]

Sugarcane (plant cane) yield and the N utilization of urea applied onto the cultivation was evaluated in a sandy soil with incorporated crop residues (roots, rhizomes, stalks, tops and dry leaves) in a pot experiment (220 L). The studied factors were: N doses (0, 30, 60 and 90 kg ha-1), applied as urea-N labeled with 15N and sugarcane crop residues incorporated in the soil, with and without dry leaves. The design of the experiment was of randomized blocks in three […]