Most of the studies investigated on stalk borer E. saccharina in
sugarcane. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to evaluate
the effects of a Ca–Mg silicate applied at less than 200 kg ha−1 Si in
the furrow at planting on the soluble Si concentration in the soils,
plant uptake in sugarcane and damage caused by the stalk borer (D.
saccharalis) in two cultivars under field conditions.