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3. (a) The full stand and crop priority factors are specified in Tables I and II of Part II respectively. (b) The land occupancy factor is the value expressed to the first decimal point obtained by dividing the length of the crop cycle expressed in weeks by 15; all ratios which are less than 1.0 shall be deemed to be 1.0. (c) The crop cycle is the period of time in weeks from sowing to harvest (or last harvest, in the case of multiple harvests). [Issue 4] S49 – 42 Revised Laws of Mauritius PART II TABLE I – FULL STAND EQUIVALENT OF FIELD CROPS Crop Cropping Pattern Plant density Full Stand (Plants/ha) Equivalent Potato (1.1) Pure stands 41,660 1.00 In uniformly-spaced sugar cane (1.2) one row/inter-row 20,800 0.50 (1.3) one row/alternate inter-row 10,400 0.25 In differentially-spaced sugar cane (1.4) 2 rows/large inter-row 20,800 0.50 (1.5) one row/large inter-row 10,400 0.25 Maize (2.1) Pure Stands 62,500 1.00 In uniformly-spaced sugar cane (1.2) one row/inter-row 41,600 0.67 (1.3) one row/alternate inter-row 20,800 0.33 In differentially-spaced sugar cane (1.4) 2 rows/large inter-row 41,600 0.67 (1.5) one row/large inter-row 20,800 0.33 Groundnut (3.1) Pure Stands 200,000 1.00 and Dry Beans In uniformly-spaced sugar cane (3.2) 2 rows/inter-row 125,000 0.63 (3.3) one row/inter-row 62,500 0.32 (3.4) one row/alternate inter-row 31,250 0.16 In differentially-spaced sugar cane (3.5) 3 rows/large inter-row and one 125,000 0.63 row/small inter-row (3.6) 2 rows/large inter-row 62, 500 0.32 (3.7) one row/large inter-row 31, 250 0.16 Triple In uniformly-spaced sugar cane Mixtures (4.1)one row maize/alternate inter-row 20,800 and one row potato/alternate inter-row 10,400 0.58 In differentially-spaced sugar cane (4.2)2 rows maize/large inter-row and 41,600 one row bean/small inter-row 31,250 0.83 Other Crops (5.1) Pure Stands 1.00 In uniformly-spaced sugar cane (5.2) one row/inter-row 0.50 S49 – 43 [Issue 1] Sugar Industry Efficiency Act EIGHTH SCHEDULE—continued Crop Cropping Pattern Plant density Full Stand (Plants/ha) Equivalent (5.3) one row/alternate inter-row 0.25 In differentially-spaced sugar cane (5.4) 2 rows/large inter-row 0.50 (5.5) one row/large inter-row 0.25 TABLE II – CROP PRIORITY FACTORS Crops Crop Priority Factor Maize: short cycle and full season Groundnut: Spanish and Valencia Onions: March setts Tobacco 1.0 Sweet Potato Cassava Potato Dry beans: Red kidney and Navy Seeds and cuttings for vegetables 1.25 Cut flowers other than anthurium Pineapples Onions other than March setts Garlic Ginger Turmeric Chillies: Cipaye and Bird type Sweet Pepper: Bell and Jalapeno type 1.50 Melon: Charentais type Aubergine: Globose type Carrots Tomato: Salad and Cherry type All cucurbits All crucifers Other fresh vegetables First season potatoes Tomato (pomme d'amour) Okra: exportable cv Green beans: exportable cv 1.75 [Issue 1] S49 – 44 Revised Laws of Mauritius NINTH SCHEDULE [Section 17] Meaning of permanent garden