SUITABILITY OF EARLY MATURING SUGARCANE GENOTYPES FOR DELAYED HARVESTING


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Authors

  • VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY U Sugarcane Research Station, Vuyyuru- 521 165 Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • SHAKESPEARE P Sugarcane Research Station, Vuyyuru- 521 165 Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,Guntur, Andhra Pradesh,India.
  • SATYAPRIYA LALITHA J Sugarcane Research Station, Vuyyuru- 521 165 Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,Guntur, Andhra Pradesh,India.
  • SAILAJA RANI J Sugarcane Research Station, Vuyyuru- 521 165 Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

https://doi.org/10.58537/jorangrau.2025.53.5.05

Keywords:

Commercial cane sugar, Delayed harvesting, Early maturing sugarcane, Genotypes, Juice quality, Sucrose percent

Abstract

An experiment in sugarcane was conducted during 2021-22 to 2023-24 in strip-plot design
with three replications at Sugarcane Research Station, Vuyyuru. Sugarcane clones viz., 2012 V
67, 2012 V 123, 2013 V 126 and 2003 V 46 were tested for delayed harvesting. Significantly
more number of tillers per hectare were recorded by check variety 2003 V 46 (1,03,085) which
was statistically at par with 2012 V 67 (97,154) and  2013 V 126 (94,316) at 90, 180 and 240
days after planting. Millable canes were also significantly higher with 2003 V 46. Significantly
higher yield was recorded by 2003 V 46 (105.06 t/ha) followed by 2012 V 67 (96.42 t/ha) and
2013 V 126 (91.24 t/ha). Significantly more sucrose  percent was recorded with  2003 V 46
(20.15%) which was followed by 2012 V 123 (20.05%), 2012 V 67 (19.32%) and 2013 V 126
(19.18%).The variety 2003 V 46 recorded significantly more commercial cane sugar  (14.5 %)
which was statistically at par with 2012 V 123 (14.4%).The study clearly revealed that, the higher
cane yield, per cent sucrose  and commercial cane sugar were obtained with check variety  2003
V 46 over other new genotypes tested in this study.

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Published

13-05-2026

How to Cite

U , V. B. R., & J , S. L. (2026). SUITABILITY OF EARLY MATURING SUGARCANE GENOTYPES FOR DELAYED HARVESTING (S. P & S. R. J, Trans.). The Journal of Research ANGRAU, 53(5), 26-32. https://doi.org/10.58537/jorangrau.2025.53.5.05