Journal ID : AMA-07-02-2024-12883
[This article belongs to Volume - 55, Issue - 02]
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Title : Evaluation of popular sugarcane varieties for quality, yield and energy potential under subtropical climates

Abstract :

Sugarcane is a crop grown for its sugar, ethanol, and energy. It is a C4 crop that is primarily used in the agroindustry and has a high potential for biomass production. The best performing clones in a few environments or genotypes that consistently yield well across environments can be found by evaluating genotypes over a variety of environments and years. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the set of 136 clones including 6 checks in the augmented RCBD with 5 blocks in three years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2019-20 for yield and quality traits at ICAR-SBI, RC Karnal. A set of 24 popular released varieties were used to evaluate for the energy potential. Statistical analysis revealed that significant genotype main effects and genotype by year interaction effects. Analysis for energy identified the CoPb 9181, CoBln 9008, CoP 9702 and Co 0118 best sugarcane varieties. The study pinpointed the superior clonal varieties for quality, yield and energy were Co 0118 and CoPb 9181 in comparison to the standard checks Co 0238, Co 0239 CoJ 64, CoS 767, CoS 8436 and CoPant 97222.

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