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Sustainable sugarcane initiative - Improving yields and reducing ecological footprint [1]

Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative, SSI, an innovative set of agronomic practices, that leaves reduced ecological footprint, is catching up very fast among the sugarcane growers in India. The SSI will most likely become the standard planting method owing to its yield advantage, reduced use of water and other inputs. Coordinated efforts of various sectors will accelerate the process of upscaling SSI.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2013
Biksham Gujja [2], U.S. Natarajan [3]
Leisa India [4]
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23-24
Tags:
Sugarcane [5], India [6], Water Conservation [7], Andhra Pradesh [8], Uttar Pradesh [9], Sustainable Development [10], Orissa (Odisha) [11], Karnataka [12]
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