Research Article
Investigating Visible Cane Loss and Stump Damage Due to Sugarcane Chopper Harvester Usage in Thailand
Table 2
Total cane loss, including losses at the remaining stumps, elevator, and extractor, following the use of medium-sized sugarcane harvesters.
| Location | Province | Horsepower (HP) | Plot number | Yield (t/ha) | Cane loss (t/ha) | Remaining stumps (t/ha) | Elevator (t/ha) | Extractor (t/ha) | Total cane loss (t/ha) | Total cane loss (%) |
| Kamphaeng Saen | Nakhon Pathom | 250 | 14 | 50.28 | 1.07 | 0.73 | 0.22 | 2.02 | 4.0 | Lao Khwan | Kanchanaburi | 200 | 15 | 75.46 | 1.65 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 1.96 | 2.6 | Lao Khwan | Kanchanaburi | 200 | 16 | 62.03 | 1.59 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 1.88 | 3.0 | Mueang | Kanchanaburi | 200 | 17 | 75.15 | 2.01 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 2.31 | 3.1 | Tha Muang | Kanchanaburi | 240 | 18 | 71.69 | 0.64 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.99 | 1.4 | Photharam | Ratchaburi | 240 | 19 | 83.51 | 2.25 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 3.65 | 4.4 | Photharam | Ratchaburi | 240 | 20 | 62.16 | 0.34 | 1.01 | 0.07 | 1.42 | 2.3 | Mueang | Kanchanaburi | 240 | 21 | 141.01 | 4.68 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 5.25 | 3.7 | Chom Bueng | Ratchaburi | 240 | 22 | 118.01 | 6.67 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 7.57 | 6.4 | Huai Krachao | Kanchanaburi | 240 | 23 | 63.03 | 1.85 | 0.44 | 0.02 | 2.32 | 3.7 | Huai Krachao | Kanchanaburi | 240 | 24 | 75.79 | 1.50 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 1.94 | 2.6 | | Mean ± SE | | | 79.85 ± 32.54 | 2.21 ± 1.86 | 0.44 ± 0.24 | 0.20 ± 0.24 | 2.85 ± 1.96 | 3.4 ± 1.3 |
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