Study of variations in sugarcane yield in Guneid scheme based on land evaluation system

Abstract

Guneid sugar Scheme is located South East of Khartoum on the eastern bank of the Blue Nile near Rufaa, with an estimated area of 42,000 feddans (17640 hectares) were stretching from Alhilia at North toRufaa cityat South, andTambul at East and Blue Nile at West. This scheme specified for sugarcane productionand it was consider as a pilot projects in cane productionand sugar industry in Sudan. This study was to compare the previous land evaluation with the production, which will develop and participate in a good management. The scheme was divided into two main parts; Northern and Southern section which obtained (8) canals depend on the soil and suitability maps, as it has been provision of statistics and monitoring the yield data for 12 seasons from (2000-2013). GPS system is a program used to determine the canals locations based on the soil and suitability maps. Based on the results of the previous soil survey the existence of two different types of soil (unit 14 and 17) sections of the project study showed superiority of the unit 14 to 17 lacks of limitations on the growth of the sugar cane crop. The study clearly confirmed that the sugar cane productivity in the channels which is located in Unit 14 soil excels for those in the unit by 17 (3-5 tons / fed). The study also confirmed that there is a difference in the productivity per unit of land in the north and the south, where the production units in north and south soil superiority. As the soil units are similar characteristics in different sections explained researcher differences within the production units for different types of agricultural soil transactions between the southern and northern section. In this regard it confirmed the views outweigh the farming agricultural project management in the southern section from the North, which confirms explanations researcher. The obvious differences in productivity of different soil units canals confirms the relationship and level of production and the type of properties This studyrecommends the use ofgeographic information systems(GIS)when makingland evaluationstudiesrelated to productionbecause itcan betakenfrom theproductionofspecificareasofsoiland thus candetermine thesuitabilitydegreesmoreaccuratelyand make appropriaterecommendationsfarming.