SCREENING OF SUGARCANE GENETIC MATERIAL AT PRIMARY NURSERY STAGE FOR SUGARCANE AGRONOMY

Abstract

To evaluate 175clones against standard variety CP-77-400 a non replicated single row trial was laid out having net plot size measuring 5X2.4m. Keeping in view the desirable characters,64 clones having desirable birx % growth and other quantitative characters were selected and promoted to Advance Nursery trial while 111 clones were rejected due to undesirable characters, However 10.2% ,8.57% ,9.71%, 6.28%, 2.85%, 3.42%, 6.28, 4.57%, 2.85% ,4.00% and 4.57 clones were rejected, due to poor growth, pithiness, low brix %age, aerial roots, cracks, sprouts, disease susceptibility, insect/pest infestation, hairiness lodging and short inter-nodal length respectively.