RESPONSE OF NEW SUGAR CANE GENOTYPES IN SOUTHERN REGION OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Khan Bahadar, Muhammad Rashid and Abdul Quddoos

Agricultural Research Station Serai Naurang (Bannu).

http://www.shakarganj.com.pk/research/psj/2012/psj_apr-jun_2012.pdf

ABSTRACT

The response of total seventy six new genotypes of sugar cane was studied in fifteen different trials at
Agricultural Research Station Serai Naurang (Bannu) during 2006-07 and 2007-08. Variety NSG-555,
S98CSSG-557 and Bannu-3 exhibited the highest significant and at par average cane yield of 121.10,
119.90 and 118.18 t per ha respectively. Variety S98CSSG-676 responded with maximum sugar recovery of 12.53 % closely followed by MS91CP-623, Bannu-3-having showing 12.34 and 12.17 % of sugar recovery. Variety Bannu-3 showed the highest sugar yield (14.10 t per ha) followed by S98 CSSG-709 producing average 13.34 and 12.64 t ha per ha of sugar yield.

Key words: Sugar cane varieties, yield, sugar potential.