ASSESSMENT OF RATOONING POTENTIAL IN VARIOUS PROMISING STRAINS OF SUGARCANE UNDER SOUTH PUNJAB CONDITIONS

Authors

  • Hafiz Abdul Rauf Cotton Research Institute
  • Syed Ahtisham Masood Cotton Research Institute
  • Abdul Khaliq Cotton Research Institute, Khanpur, Pakistan.
  • Fida Hussain Sugarcane Research Station, Khanpur, Pakistan.
  • Tauqeer Qadir Sugarcane Research Station, Khanpur, Pakistan.
  • Idrees Ahmad Oilseed Research station, Khanpur, Pakistan.
  • Hafiz Muhammad Zia Ullah Oilseed Research station, Khanpur, Pakistan
  • Saira Saleem Oilseed Research station, Khanpur, Pakistan.
  • Barkat Ali Sorghum Research Substation, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.
  • Aftab Ahmad Khan Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha, Pakistan.
  • Adnan Umair Soil and water testing laboratory Sialkot, Pakistan
  • Umair Mehmood Department of Plant Pathology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2024.21.01.888

Keywords:

Ratoon, Sugarcane strains, Sugar recovery, Brix, Cane yield

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the ratooning potential of various sugarcane strains at the Sugarcane Research Station Khanpur during the 2019-20 period. The selected promising sugarcane genotypes, including S2013-US-917, S2014-SL-1359, S2014-SL-2200, PSR-07-45, S2015-SL-89, S2015-SL-289, S2015-SL-404, S2015-SL-444, CPF-253, and HSF-240 (check), were subjected to experimentation. The research followed a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Significant variations in ratooning performance were observed among the studied genotypes. Notably, the strain S2015-SL-444 emerged as the most promising, exhibiting the highest cane yield at 119.80 tons per hectare and excellent stubble sprouting with 1.64 sprouts per plant. Additionally, this top-performing strain demonstrated good quality, registering a field brix of 19.55%. Although the highest field brix (21.65%) was recorded in S2013-US-917, S2015-SL-89 closely followed with a field brix of 21.24%. S2015-SL-444, the standout sugarcane clone, outperformed the check by producing 14.02 tons more ratoon cane yield per hectare. Therefore, it is recommended that the genotype S2015-SL-444, with its exceptional ratooning potential, be cultivated in the agro-ecological climatic conditions of South Punjab for ratoon crop cultivation

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2024-03-28

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Rauf, H. A., Masood, S. A., Khaliq, A., Hussain, F., Qadir, T., Ahmad, I., … Mehmood, U. (2024). ASSESSMENT OF RATOONING POTENTIAL IN VARIOUS PROMISING STRAINS OF SUGARCANE UNDER SOUTH PUNJAB CONDITIONS. Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology, 21(1), 232–236. https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2024.21.01.888

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