Twelve years of Ripeners Program: Evaluation of new alternatives

The application program of ripeners is a task within the program of maintenance and development of commercial plantations of CATSA. It is set at the beginning of the ripening stage of the crop. Basically seeking three objectives: A) Promoting short-term maturity on the upper third of the stem of sugar cane. B) Encouraging a reduction of foreign matter promoting a better quality of burning at harvest. C) Encicle areas by planting time outdated or varietal component. Its answer is largely related to climatic conditions, especially rainfall episodes on the steps of great growth and maturity in the sugarcane plantation. Maturants products are used 90& more than non-selective herbicide with glyphosate as an active ingredient. With doses defined by variety and tonnage of cane per hectare estimated. To be harvested with a maximum of 8 weeks after aerially applied.