SUGARCANE
RESEARCH PROJECTS IN HAND =
67
RESEARCH AREAS
Development of sugarcane varieties possessing high yield and sugar
recovery.
Evolution of varieties having desired economic character and adaptable
to various ecological regions.
Development of improved cane production technology for raising average
cane/sugar yield and income/ha.
Specific
Cane variety development
- Evolution of variety tolerant to diseases, pests lodging and drought
conditions and possessing, wider adaptability to various growing
conditions.
Cane production technology
- Improved cultivation practices for all growing conditions.
- Ascertain irrigations and fertilizer requirements.
- Economical methods of weed control.
- Ratoon management.
- Suitable rotation and inter-cropping system.
Sugarcane technology
- Cane harvesting schedule to attain peak sugar recoveries.
- Save and minimize post harvest losses.
- Proper utilization of sugarcane by-products.
Sugarcane diseases and pests
- Screening of varieties tolerant to diseases and pests.
- Identification of new cane diseases.
- Technology development to evade disease infection.
ACHIEVEMENTS
|
Varieties evolved No. |
Varieties under cultivation |
Promising strains |
|
Name of variety |
Yield potential (t/ha) |
Av. Yield (t/ha) |
Name of variety |
Yield potential (t/ha) |
|
15 |
BF-162
CoJ-84
SPF-234
CP
43-33
CP
77-400
CP
72-2086
HSF-240
CPF-237
SPF-213
BL-4
L-116
L-118
Triton
BL-19
COL-54 |
120
110
135
90
120
100
125
130
120
120
85
95
120
120
100 |
90
90
100
80
90
85
95
95
90
85
75
83
85
85
75 |
S96-SP-700
S96-SP-228
S97-US-183
S97-SP-27
S97-US-102
CP
82-1172
S98-SP-328
S98-SP-323
S98-SP-324
S98-SP-385
HSF-242 |
120
125
120
120
130
120
115
110
125
120
150 |
NEW VISTAS
Evolution of high sugar and cane
yield varieties resistant to diseases, pests, lodging, frost and
tolerant to stress.
Screening of sugarcane varieties against major diseases and pests
will be undertaken.
To evolve harvesting schedule for peak sugar recoveries periodic
juice analysis will be done.
Analysis of cane juice to calculate post harvest losses of cane
and sugar yield for different cane varieties.
To evolve cane production technology, experiment on different aspects
will be done.
Experiments on ratooning ability of different sugarcane varieties
will be conducted.
Experiments will be conducted to calculate fertilizer and other
input requirements of sugarcane varieties.
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