The Hindu Business Line : New sugarcane variety

An improved sugarcane variety named has been released by the Sugarcane Breeding Institute in Coimbatore. Named Co 99004 (Damodar) the variety is suitable for cultivation in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. According to Dr N. Vijayan Nair, Director, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, this variety combines both high yield and high quality and could replace the existing popular variety Co 86032. Co 99004 was one among the best three entries in the All-India Coordinated Trials conducted at 12 locations during 2004-06. The variety was tested in 34 trials across 12 locations comprising of both plant and ratoon trials and recorded a mean sugar yield of 16.09 tonnes per hectare compared to 15 tonnes per hectare of Co 86032. It also recorded higher cane yield and juice quality compared to Co 86032. Seed material of the variety will be available for distribution in October.

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