Maqbool Akhtar
Sugar Crops Program, Crop Sciences institute, National Agricultural Research Centre,
Park Road, Islamabad, 45500, Pakistan
Nosheen Noor Elahi
Department of Biological Sciences, Ouaid-1-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
M. Ashraf
Department of Biological Sciences, Ouaid-1-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
ABSTRACT
Six exotic sugarcane varieties were evaluated for their agronomic characters and productivity. All exotic sugarcane varieties had similar germination percentage except standard variety CP77-400 which had higher germination. Significant differences were found in number of tillers ha -1, stalk height, girth and total soluble solids. Minimum (102.3 thousands ha -1) number of millable canes were found in variety CP84-1198 and the maximum (160 thousands ha -1) in CP85-1491. Cane yield ranged from the minimum of 70.67 t ha -1 in variety CP84-1198 to the maximum of 131.3 t ha -1 in variety TCP86-3368. Sugar recovery was maximum (13.78 %) in variety CP85-1491 and minimum (11.82%) in the variety TCP86-3368. Sugarcane variety CP84-1198 produced the minimum (9.26 t ha -1) sugar yield. Purity of juice was also significantly different in most of the varieties. All the varieties except CP 84-1198 had better cane and sugar yield potentials than the standard variety.
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Maqbool Akhtar, Nosheen Noor Elahi and M. Ashraf, 2001. Evaluation of Exotic Sugarcane Germplasm for Agronomic Characters and Productivity. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 37-40.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.37.40
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2001.37.40
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.37.40
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2001.37.40
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