Evaluation of various sugarcane varieties for yield & sugar content

Abstract

In order to assess the various sugarcane varieties an experiment was conducted at Shakarganj Sugar Research Institute farm in a village (Basti Ghazi Shah), District Jhang. Four varieties viz. NSG-59, HSF-240, SPF-234 and CPF-246 were tested in Randomized complete design (RCBD) with three replicates. Genotype NSG-59 showed better performance in terms of cane yield, yield contributing traits, sugar recovery percentage cane, sugar yield and net profit under prevailing agroclimatic conditions of Jhang, Pakistan. SPF-234 was best with respect to germination and cane weight while in term of millable cane and cane length this genotype was poor but in case of cane yield, sugar yield and net profit this genotype was next to NSG-59. So, we can say that SPF-234 is also good for farmer point of view.