Sonic
Bloom Procedure for Sugarcane
Seed
Propagation -Benefits
There
are tremendous benefits to be derived from using Sonic Bloom during
this
crucial period. They include:
Faster
Germination -Many growers have reported greatly accelerated
germination
times with many different types of seeds which leads to earlier
maturity
and crop turnaround times.
Higher
Strike Rates of seeds and cuttings -This is especially the case
with
difficult-to-strike seeds and cuttings. Growers consistently report
germination
and cutting rates of between 95%and 100%when using the
Sonic
Bloom process.
Much
Heartier Seedlings and Cuttings Possess the ability to
withstand
difficult
conditions and disease pressure. Cotyledons are usually thicker, and
treated
seeds and cuttings develop more lateral branching of root mass.
SONIC
BLOOM treated seeds and cuttings produce plants which are more
receptive
to the SONIC BLOOM process
much sooner.
Treatment
of Sugarcane Seeds
1.Mix
Sonic Bloom concentrate with water at a rate of 1/4 ounce to a gallon
of
water (10 mls to 5 Liters) to make enough product to cover all seeds
adequately.
IMPORTANT:
WHEN
MIXING SONIC
BLOOM NUTRIENT
WITH WATER FOR
PROPAGATION,
ALWAYS
FIRST SHAKE THE NUTRIENT BOTTLE VIGOROUSLY
BEFORE
POURING THE NUTRIENT INTO AN EMPTY CONTAINER. THEN ADD
WATER
WITH FORCE.
2.Place
the seed in a container and cover with a sufficient amount of the
mixture
to keep seeds covered with nutrient mixture for eight hours.
(Remember,
larger
seeds will absorb more liquid).
3.Place
containers with seeds in a dark area or under a box or container.
4.Set
a Model 1 sound unit close to the seeds, turn on sound unit and leave
on
for eight hours.
Sonic
Bloom Procedure for Sugarcane Cont.
5.After
soaking seeds for eight hours with sound, drain from Sonic Bloom
mixture
(save solution) and the seeds should then be planted immediately
by
direct seeding in ground.
6.The
saved mixture and/or a new mixture of 1/4 ounce of Sonic Bloom to
one
gallon of water (10 mls to 5 Liters) can be used to water the seeds
when
planting.
7.Place
a sound unit close to the planted seeds, turn it on and leave it play
for
at least eight hours per day. Sound unit should be at full volume for 45
minutes
prior to spraying each time you spray.
8.After
plants emerge from ground spray them with a mixture of Sonic
Bloom
at the rate of 1/4 ounce per gallon (10 mls to 5 Liters) of water
every
two weeks until three sprayings are done.(6 week period).
9.For
the next nine weeks spray them every three weeks with a mixture of
1/3ounce
of Sonic Bloom nutrient to a gallon of water (10 mls to 4 Liters)
until
three sprayings are done.(9 week period).
10.After
this fifteen week period, plants can then be sprayed once every six
weeks
with the rate of 1/3 oz.per gallon 10 mls. per 4 liters of water.
ADDITIONAL
NOTES ON SEED PROPAGATION:
If
seed is to be dry before planting with machine, seeds can be laid out on
black
plastic sheeting and broomed in the sun until dry.
If
seeds are very small e.g., flower seeds, they can be planted into cell
trays,
watered
in with a mixture of Sonic Bloom at the rate of 1/4 ounce per gallon
(10
mls to 5 Liters) and sound played daily.
With
large seed in broad acre situations, a mixture of solution can be made
up,1/2
poured into top of sack full of seeds. Then seed can be tipped into
another
empty sack and the remaining amount of solution added. In this
way,the
seeds become damp with nutrient and are easy to put into seeder.
Operate
the sound unit for 8 hours in close proximity to seeds prior to use.
The
pH for all water used with Sonic Bloom should be a pH of 6.Citric acid
can
be used to reduce the pH. Sound unit should be played daily throughout
season
where possible.
Sonic
Bloom Procedure for Sugarcane Cont.
Starting
Sugarcane from Cuttings
1.Mature
sugarcane plants that are to be used for segmenting into cuttings
for
replanting should be spray treated with at least four (4)sprays of Sonic
Bloom
and sound at the rate of 1/2 oz.to one gallon,1:256 ratio,(15 mls.
Sonic
Bloom concentrate per 4 ltrs of water).
2.Sugarcane
cuttings should be be soaked in a 1/4 ounce per gallon (10
mls
to 5 Liters) Sonic Bloom and water mix prior to planting out and with
the
sound on for eight (8)hours.Preferably,the night before.
Spraying
Schedule for Newly Planted Sugarcane Cuttings
1.After
plants emerge from ground spray them with a mixture of Sonic
Bloom
at the rate of 1/4 ounce per gallon (10 mls to 5 Liters)of water
every
two weeks until three sprayings are done.(6 week period).
9.For
the next nine weeks spray them every three weeks with a mixture of
1/3ounce
of Sonic Bloom nutrient to a gallon of water (10 mls to 4 Liters)
until
three sprayings are done.(9 week period).
10.After
this fifteen week period, plants can then be sprayed once every six
weeks
with the rate of 1/3 oz. per gallon 10 mls. per 4 liters of water.
Mature
Sugarcane Spraying
1.For
sugarcane that is already growing, spray every six weeks at
the
rate of 1/3 oz. per gallon (10 mls. per 4 ltrs. of water) If plants are to
high
to spray by normal type sprayers, aerial spraying may be needed.
2.To
begin spraying the new shoots after harvest (when multiple harvests
are
taken from a single planting) spray every two weeks for six weeks with
1/3
oz. per gallon (10mls per 4ltrs water) twice a month for two months.
3.Then
after the six weeks, spray once every six weeks at the rate of 1/3
oz.per gallon of water (10 mls. per 4 liters of water).
