COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF SOME SUGARCANE GENOTYPES FOR CANE YIELD AND QUALITY ATTRIBUTES IN ADVANCED VARIETAL TRIAL

Abstract

A comparative study was conducted to evaluate the performance of eight newly developed sugarcane genotypes against the standard variety Thatta-10 in advanced varietal trial. The experiment was laid out according to a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. All sugarcane genotypes exhibited different behavior with regard to cane yield and Commercial Cane Sugar Percentage (CCS%). The genotype Thatta-910 exhibited highest cane yield (112.50 t ha-1) and CCS (13.71%) against Thatta-10 (Cane yield 100.0 t ha-1 and CCS 12.85%). While, rests of the genotypes in the trial could not surpass the standard variety in terms of cane yield and CCS%. It is suggested that the genotype Thatta-910 should be further tested for cane yield and quality performance under different agro-climatic conditions of Sindh to draw out its substantial conclusion.