Sugar TechPub Date : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1007/s12355-025-01559-5
A. P. Mohan Kumar, R. Kavitha, R. Thiyagarajan, A. Surendrakumar
{"title":"Development of Mini Tractor Operated Hydraulic Powered Sugarcane Leaf De-trasher","authors":"A. P. Mohan Kumar, R. Kavitha, R. Thiyagarajan, A. Surendrakumar","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01559-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01559-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This research developed and optimized a hydraulic-powered, mini tractor operated adjustable sugarcane leaf de-trasher to address the inefficiencies and safety hazards associated with manual de-trashing in sugarcane cultivation. The system, powered by a tractor’s power take-off, incorporates a bi-directional rotation of hydraulic motor and hydraulic linear actuator that enable height adjustments ranging from 0 to 450 mm, adapting to different stages of crop growth. A factorial completely randomized design with experimental setups investigated the effects of roller speed (8, 10, 12 m s<sup>−1</sup>), forward speed (0.7 m s<sup>−1</sup> (2.5 km h<sup>−1</sup>) and 1.4 m s<sup>−1</sup> (5.0 km h<sup>−1</sup>)), and de-trashing height (300 and 600 mm). The study identified optimal operational parameters—roller speed of 8 m s<sup>−1</sup> and de-trashing height of 600 mm with forward speed of 0.7 m s<sup>−1</sup> (2.5 km h<sup>−1</sup>) that achieved the highest de-trashing efficiency of 87%, while minimizing cane damage to 1–1.5%. Power consumption was significantly influenced by these variables, with higher values recorded at roller speeds of 12 m s<sup>−1</sup> and different heights, reaching approximately 3.0 kW. These results highlight a significant reduction in time, operational cost, and labour by 70%, 54%, and 88%, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 4","pages":"1056 - 1065"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145161965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sugar TechPub Date : 2025-03-03DOI: 10.1007/s12355-025-01558-6
Serhat Ayas
{"title":"Effects of Different Irrigation and Fertilization Levels on the Yield and Quality of Sugar Beet Molasses","authors":"Serhat Ayas","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01558-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01558-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this research is to investigate the yield and quality effects of different irrigation and fertilization levels on sugar beet roots and molasses. Field studies of sugar beet were carried out in the Agricultural Research Area of BUÜ Yenişehir İbrahim Orhan Vocational School in the 2019–2020 trial years, physical analyses were carried out in the food Laboratory and nutritional content analyses of molasses were carried out at Bursa Food and Feed Control Research Institute. Twelve different study treatments were created by combining four different irrigation levels and three different fertilization levels. Drip irrigation system was used to carry out the irrigation and fertilization applications in the study subjects in a controlled manner. The amount of plant water consumption (ET) was calculated with the water balance equation (I + P − Dp ± ΔSW). In the study, the maximum and minimum amounts of irrigation water applied in both years were calculated as 880.0–220.0 mm and 820.0–205 mm, respectively, while the lowest and highest plant water consumption values were calculated as 842.0–336.0 and 854.0–342 mm. While the root yields of sugar beet in the research years varied between 115.8–36.0 and 114.6–34.6 t ha<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, the molasses rates in sugar beet varied between 5.12–4.00 and 4.97–4.00, respectively. When the productivity and quality losses in sugar beet are evaluated together in response to the decrease in irrigation and fertilization levels, it is recommended that the I<sub>75</sub>F<sub>75</sub> issue be preferred. The use of molasses obtained from sugar beet roots as animal feed is of great industrial importance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 4","pages":"1039 - 1055"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12355-025-01558-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145161463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seasonal Incidence of Schizotetranychus krungthepensis Naing & Auger on Sugarcane: Correlation with Weather Parameters and Crop Impact","authors":"Arshpreet Singh, Manmeet Brar Bhullar, Rajinder Kumar, Paramjit Kaur, Mayur Deepak Wabhitkar","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01554-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01554-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A two-year field study was conducted during the cropping seasons of 2022–23 and 2023–24 at Bhai Rupa, Punjab, to investigate the seasonal incidence of the sugarcane web mite, <i>Schizotetranychus krungthepensis</i>, on two sugarcane varieties (CoJ 88 and CoJ 85), and assess the influence of weather parameters on its population dynamics. On sugarcane varieties CoJ 88 and CoJ 85, mite incidence peaked in third week of August in 2022–23, whereas in 2023–24 peak incidence was observed in last week of June and second week of September. Mite activity showed higher egg counts during June and August, whereas both egg and active stages declined sharply during winter months. Weather parameters significantly impacted mite population dynamics, positively correlating with temperature, wind speed and sunshine hours, while relative humidity had a negative correlation. The intensity rate of mite damage was comparable across both varieties, with minimal variation in infestation rates. However, intensity rate was reduced in 2023–24 due to fluctuating environmental conditions. Chlorophyll and brix content decreased as mite damage increased.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 4","pages":"1027 - 1038"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145169795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sugar TechPub Date : 2025-02-24DOI: 10.1007/s12355-025-01557-7
Namita Patil, Gurunath Mote, J. A. Khot, K. Prathapan
{"title":"Simplex Lattice Mixture Design Approach for Optimization of Jaggery Granules and Finger Millet Flour-Based Functional Muffins","authors":"Namita Patil, Gurunath Mote, J. A. Khot, K. Prathapan","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01557-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01557-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The increasing focus on therapeutic nutrition has heightened consumer demand for health-promoting foods rich in antioxidants, fiber, and minerals. Consequently, food manufacturers are examining underutilized crops like millets for developing functional products. Cakes, widely consumed due to their convenience, variety, and affordability, are primarily made from wheat flour and feature a flexible, elastic crumb structure. This research aimed to create functional muffins with improved nutritional values using a combination of finger millet and whole wheat flour for nutrient enrichment and jaggery as a natural sweetener, employing a simplex lattice mixture design. The study assessed the composite flour's impact on various quality characteristics of the muffins, including volume, color, texture, minerals, antioxidant activity, and sensory properties. The interaction between the models for WWF and FMF significantly influenced firmness (571.50–1545.24 g) and <i>L</i>* (26.96–58.81) values for texture and color, respectively. Most nutrients showed similar results. Linear, quadratic, cubic, and quartic models for all responses were significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05), with adjusted <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> ranging from 0.62 to 0.99. Based on maximum volume, minimal ∆<i>E</i>, and highest sensory score, the software identified 44.61% WWF and 55.38% FMF as the optimal blend, with a desirability of 0.772. This blend yielded protein, fiber, ash, calcium, and iron contents of 6.8%, 0.74%, 1.8%, 172.11 mg/100 g, and 2.25 mg/100 g, respectively. The scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed structural differences at the microscopic level between the control and optimized muffins. Additionally, FTIR analysis indicated the presence of O–H and C–H compounds in both the control and optimized muffin samples. The study concluded that jaggery can fully replace refined white sugar and that a blend of whole wheat flour and finger millet flour improves the technical and nutritional properties of muffins.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 4","pages":"1300 - 1312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145168401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sugar TechPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1007/s12355-025-01552-y
M. Siva, V. Sendhilvel, V. Baskaran, S. Thangeswari, P. Malathi, R. Viswanathan, G. Karthikeyan, D. Sassikumar
{"title":"Molecular Confirmation on the Association of Crown Mealybug with Pokkah Boeng Disease in Sugarcane: A Prelude for Designing Management Strategy","authors":"M. Siva, V. Sendhilvel, V. Baskaran, S. Thangeswari, P. Malathi, R. Viswanathan, G. Karthikeyan, D. Sassikumar","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01552-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01552-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pokkah boeng (PB) caused by <i>Fusarium</i> sp. complex is a re-emerging disease that causes significant yield loss in sugarcane cultivation. Recently, the crown mealybug, <i>Phenacoccus saccharifolii</i> (Green), association aggravated the disease severity due to rapid spread which leads to an outbreak of the disease. The molecular association between crown mealybug and <i>Fusarium</i> sp. pathogens in the infected cane is not yet revealed. To understand the crown mealy bug association, the insects were collected from infected PB canes from different locations in Tamil Nadu. They were identified as <i>P. saccharifolii</i> based on morphological and molecular analysis of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and D2-D3 region of large ribosomal subunit gene (28S rRNA). Microflora were isolated from both the external and internal parts of <i>P. saccharifolii</i>. Fungal cultures were found to be present only in the external parts and they were confirmed as <i>Fusarium sacchari</i> based on morphological and molecular analysis using ITS and TEF-1α markers. Further, DNA was extracted from the mealy coating wax and confirmed the presence of <i>F. sacchari</i> using the TEF-1α gene. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis confirms the presence of microconidia in the waxy threads of <i>P. saccharifolii</i>. The results of the pathogenicity assay using <i>Fusarium</i> isolates showed symptoms of chlorosis and necrosis. The pot culture experiment proved the association of crown mealybug with <i>F. sacchari</i> in aggravating the disease incidence. To our knowledge, this may be the first report on the molecular confirmation of crown mealybug in association with PB disease.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 4","pages":"1199 - 1212"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145167796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Standardization of Protocol for Maximizing Isolation Efficiency and Purity of Protoplasts and Lytic Vacuoles from Sugarcane Stalk","authors":"Swathi Thangavel, Valarmathi Ramanathan, Viswanathan Rassappa, Appunu Chinnaswamy","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01550-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01550-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding the biochemical and structural properties of sugarcane stalk lytic vacuoles is pivotal to unravel their role in plant metabolism and cellular homeostasis. The current study focuses on the optimization of the protocol for the isolation of protoplasts and vacuoles from matured sugarcane stalk parenchyma cells. One of the prerequisites for successful vacuole isolation is to ensure that the high-quality protoplasts get released through strategic enzymatic treatment-induced cellular breakdown. The optimal conditions, utilizing an enzyme concentration ‘D’ (of 2.5% Cellulase R-10 and 0.6% Macerozyme R-10), yielded 11.36 × 10<sup>4</sup> protoplasts/g of fresh weight (FW), and its maximum viability was assessed with Evan’s blue staining. Thus, the study found 0.4 M mannitol concentration and 5 h of enzymolysis at 28 °C to be efficient conditions for maximum protoplasts’ yield. Further, the vacuole purification process executed via Ficoll density gradient-based centrifugation method produced intact vacuoles with high tonoplast integrity. The outcomes were validated by visualizing the vacuole fraction with neutral red staining specific for acidic compartments and using tonoplast-specific fluorescence dye MDY-64 under fluorescence microscope. Further, α-mannosidase, a vacuole-specific marker activity assay, revealed a remarkable 43-fold enrichment, thus confirming the purity of the vacuole. The enzyme activity assays with vacuole fraction confirmed the existence of minimal cross-contamination. Simultaneously, the biochemical analysis outcomes revealed differential levels of sucrose, amino acids, reducing sugars, and proteins between vacuoles and protoplasts, thus concluding their specialized metabolic roles. The results from the SDS-PAGE analysis demonstrated distinct protein profiles between the protoplasts and vacuole fractions. This optimized protoplast and vacuole isolation protocol resulted in enhanced yield, improved viability, and increased purity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 4","pages":"1012 - 1026"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145166522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sugar TechPub Date : 2025-02-19DOI: 10.1007/s12355-025-01549-7
Marvellous Zhou
{"title":"Cultivar Genetic Gains from 95 Years of Sugarcane Breeding and Implications on Sugarcane Production in South Africa","authors":"Marvellous Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01549-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01549-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cultivar genetic gains determine the efficiency of plant breeding and measure genetic improvements and effectiveness of recurrent breeding and selection cycles. South Africa Sugarcane Research Institute was established in 1925 to develop cultivars adapted to local growing environments after imported cultivars failed to adapt. The objectives of this study were to determine the genetic gains of South African cultivars developed over 95 years of sugarcane breeding and evaluate implications on progress and future breeding strategies. Data for cane yield, sucrose content, sugar yield, fibre content and purity were analysed using mixed models to compute means and linear regression to determine trends in trait values. Cultivar F-values were four to 16 times larger than cultivar by environment interaction F-values indicating high genetic differences. Cane yield genetic gains were 0.03 to 0.35 t/ha/year for irrigated, 0.19 to 0.48 (coastal) and 0.39 to 0.43 (midlands), while those for sugar yield ranged from 0.01 to 0.08 (irrigated), 0.03 to 0.07 (coastal) and 0.06 to 0.07 (midlands). The fibre % genetic gains were negative for irrigated and 0.02 to 0.06 for coastal and midlands. Sucrose % and purity % produced non-significant genetic gains indicating need to review breeding strategy. The new cultivars produced 12 to 17% (irrigated), 8 to 20% (coastal) and 16% (midlands) higher cane yield than old cultivars and 3 to 16% (irrigated), 8 to 22% (coastal) and 14 to 17% (midlands) higher sugar yields. The genetic gains for sugar yield were similar to those for cane yield. Planting new cultivars will increase sugar production by up to 22% in South Africa.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 3","pages":"965 - 978"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sugar TechPub Date : 2025-02-18DOI: 10.1007/s12355-025-01553-x
Koç Mehmet Tuğrul
{"title":"Early Detection of Sugar Beet Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease Using Machine Learning-Assisted Thermal Image Processing Method","authors":"Koç Mehmet Tuğrul","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01553-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01553-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Early diagnosis of diseases in agriculture is an important factor in reducing the negative environmental impacts by effectively and economically managing the losses caused by these diseases and reducing the use of chemicals. There are different options within the scope of remote sensing for the early detection of diseases. Among these, choosing a method that can detect diseases accurately without harming the plant and the environment is important. Today, positive developments have been made toward non-invasive and effective detection of diseases with thermal camera-based image processing techniques. In this context, there is potential for disease detection with data collection, image processing, and the determination of the characteristics of disease agents through thermal imaging. The research was based on Cercospora leaf spot (<i>Cercospora beticola Sacc.</i>) diseases which have significant economic loss potential in sugar beet. The effectiveness of the proposed method was evaluated in experiments involving <i>Cercospora beticola</i>, utilizing a climate station early warning system and UAV-based thermal images across three subjects and six replicate field trial plots. Analyses were made for the early detection of diseases by comparing thermal images taken from the field with multispectral images taken simultaneously. It was investigated whether it was possible to diagnose the disease early before physical symptoms were seen using image processing and machine learning methods. The variability of leaves was analyzed using field images, thermal images, and machine learning algorithms. Thermal imaging enables the rapid detection of potential disease development by measuring increases in leaf temperature in infrared wavelengths. However, a significant limitation of this method in practice is its sensitivity to climate factors such as air temperature and humidity, which can cause rapid fluctuations in the index. This study compared five machine learning algorithms based on four key metrics. MS imaging achieved about 25% higher accuracy in predicting early disease than TE imaging. This study indicates that thermal imaging provides valuable information but is not as effective as multispectral imaging in detecting early-stage stress factors related to diseases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 3","pages":"954 - 964"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12355-025-01553-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sugar TechPub Date : 2025-02-14DOI: 10.1007/s12355-025-01551-z
Gurwinder Kaur, Harpreet Kaur Oberoi, Maninder Kaur, A. V. Umakanth
{"title":"Redox Metabolism Stimulation in Bioethanol Sorghum Under Water Deficit Stress","authors":"Gurwinder Kaur, Harpreet Kaur Oberoi, Maninder Kaur, A. V. Umakanth","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01551-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01551-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rainfed conditions affect sorghum’s different growth stages and result in reduced biomass yield. In the present investigation, influence of water deficit stress on redox metabolism was studied in two BMR (CSV 43 and SPV 2017) and two non-BMR (CSV 15 and SPV 462) sorghum genotypes at 45, 55, 65, and 75 days after sowing (DAS). The membrane stability index i.e., malondialdehyde (MDA), antioxidative enzymes, total antioxidant potential, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), tyrosine ammonia lyase (TAL), polyphenol oxidase(PPO), and phenolic compounds were studied under rainfed conditions that created water deficit stress. Higher SOD, POX, CAT, and total antioxidant potential (FRAP, DPPH, TRP, and HFRS) were observed under rainfed conditions with lower H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and MDA content in BMR genotypes over the non-BMR genotypes. Rainfed conditions increased the PAL, TAL activity, and phenolic compounds in BMR genotypes compared to non-BMR genotypes. The redox homeostasis was well established during the stress in BMR genotypes (CSV 43 and SPV 2017) compared to non-BMR sorghum genotypes (CSV 15 and SPV 462) by maintaining higher antioxidants counteracting the negative impact of rainfed conditions, and therefore, scrutiny of present data indicates that BMR sorghum, that is now-a-days used mostly for bioethanol production, may perform better under water deficit conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 3","pages":"925 - 938"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Optimization of an Integrated Disk-Blade Silage Device for Efficient Cane Top Collection and Processing","authors":"Peng Huo, Shaochun Ma, Baocheng Zhou, Wenzhi Li, Changyu Wang, Wei Liu, Sha Yang, Junhua Liu","doi":"10.1007/s12355-025-01546-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12355-025-01546-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To address the cane tops waste and collection machinery shortage, a disk-blade silage device was developed and integrated into a sugarcane harvester. This device enables simultaneous cutting, crushing, and ejection of cane tops. Guided by a theoretical model, key components were designed, and discrete element method simulation determined the optimal crushing speed as 1400 r/min and 12 blades as the best blade count. Compared with previous studies, this device features innovative structural design and working principle, which significantly improves the efficiency of cane tops processing. Field tests and simulations verified its effectiveness, achieving over 90% collection rate, 97% crushing efficiency, and an average throwing distance of 5.5 m, fulfilling the experimental parameters and design goals for silage processing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":781,"journal":{"name":"Sugar Tech","volume":"27 3","pages":"910 - 924"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}