Agronomic Assessment of Sugarcane Genotypes under Varied Fertilizer Levels

Abstract

Investigations were carried out at Vasantdada Sugar Research Institute (VSI), Manjari, Pune to assess the performance of elite sugarcane genotypes under agro-climatic condition of peninsular zone during 2022. Eight sugarcane genotypes along with three local checks were evaluated for their growth and yield attributes, cane yield and quality performance. The behavior of the genotypes with regard to cane yield, yield components and quality remained variable during the study. The data indicated that the application of 25% of extra fertilizer dose over RDF showed numerically higher cane and CCS yield (121.33 and 18.69 t/ha). Genotype Co 16006 recorded maximum germination (66.39%), tiller population (97.50 thousand/ha) and Cane and CCS yield (140.07 and 22.65 t/ha) compared to the rest of the genotype. Superior juice quality was observed in CoVSI 16121.