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- Title
ASSESSMENT OF RATOONING POTENTIAL IN VARIOUS PROMISING STRAINS OF SUGARCANE UNDER SOUTH PUNJAB CONDITIONS.
- Authors
Rauf, Hafiz Abdul; Masood, Syed Ahtisham; Khaliq, Abdul; Hussain, Fida; Qadir, Tauqeer; Ahmad, Idrees; Zia Ullah, Hafiz Muhammad; Saleem, Saira; Ali, Barkat; Khan, Aftab Ahmad; Umair, Adnan; Mehmood, Umair
- 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.
- Subjects
PUNJAB; SUGARCANE; PLANT clones; BLOCK designs; SPROUTS
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology, 2024, Vol 21, Issue 1, p232
- ISSN
1812-1837
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.34016/pjbt.2024.21.01.888