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