Soil type Sandy soils Sandy soils Sandy soils Sandy soils Sandy soils Sandy soils Clayey soils Clayey soils Clayey soils Clayey soils
Municipality
Units
Itirapina/SP (Site 1)
Quatá/SP (Site 2)
Quatá/SP (Site 3) Quatá/SP (Site 4) Valparaíso/SP (Site 5) Quirinópolis/GO (Site 6) Capivari/SP (Site 7) Quirinópolis/GO (Site 8) Iracemápolis/SP (Site 9) Chapadão do Céu/GO (Site 10)
Soil classification Typic Quartzipsamments Arenic Kandiudult Arenic Kandiudult Arenic Kandiudult Kanhaplic Haplustults Typic Kandiudox Rhodic Kandiudox Rhodic Eutrudox Rhodic Eutrudox Rhodic Hapludox
Elev (m) 830 541 518 541 405 480 536 460 613 799
MAP (mm) 1,367 1,254 1,254 1,254 1,168 1,52 1,188 1,52 1,294 1,627
Tmean (ºC) 19.6 20.8 20.8 20.8 21.9 22.5 20.3 22.5 20.4 21.1
Tmin (ºC) 16.5 16.5 16.9 16.6 18.0 18.8 16.5 18.8 15.8 18.2
Climate* C1wB‘4a’ C1wA‘a’ C1wA‘a’ C1wA‘a’ C1wA‘a’ B1wA’a’, C1wB‘4a’ B1wA’a’, C1wB‘4a’ B1wA’a’,
Crop variety CT96-3346 RB867515 RB966928 RB966928 RB867515 RB966928 CTC14 RB966928 IACSP95-5000 RB966928
Evaluation period (years) 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
Previous land use Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture/crops Pasture Pasture/crops Pasture
Conversion to sugarcane 2005 2012 2008 1995 1997 2006 1977 2006 1970 2007
Adoption of burned harvesting 2005-2009 - - 1995-2009 1997-2009 - 1977-2007 - 1970-2008 -
Adoption of green mechanized harvesting 2009 2012 2008 2009 2009 2006 2007 2006 2008 2007