PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SUGARCANE CLONES AT NURSERY-II STAGE

Muhammad Shahzad Afal, Muhammad Zafar, Hafiz Bashir Ahmad, Syed Saqlain Hussain, Muhammad Akhlaq Mudassir, Muhammad Kamran, Abdul Majeed, Mahmood Ul Hassan, Babar Husnain Babar, Muhammad Shafique, Naeem Fiaz, Abdul Shakoor, Zaheer Sikhandar, Naeem Iqbal, Mubashra Yasin, Salma Naiz

Abstract


The research conducted at Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI), Faisalabad from 2022 to 2023 aimed to assess the performance of various clones based on Sri-Lankan Fuzz at Nursery-II stage of the varietal development program. The trial was planted in a single replication and all recommended cultural and plant protection measures were adopted. Among 17 clones, five clones surpassed in performance from check variety in case of Brix% and FDP 21-271 showed best performance among all clones. Further testing and evaluation are necessary to assess its adaptability and stability for advancement to the next stages of varietal development. The clones which demonstrated improved performance, will be further validated through testing at subsequent stages of varietal development.

Keywords


Performance; Sugarcane; Genotypes; Adaptability; Selection Stage

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