Banner
Current IssueEditorial BoardOnline First ArticlesArchive
Current IssueEditorial BoardOnline First ArticlesArchive

volume 34 issue 3 (september 2014) : 189 - 193,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-0547.2014.00999.9

BREEDING SUGARCANE FOR PHOTO-THERMO INSENSITIVITY

S
Sanjay B. Patil.
1
1 S.G. Guddadamath*
P
P. Govindraj
1Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 001, India
Cite article:- Patil. B. Sanjay, Guddadamath* S.G. 1, Govindraj P. (2025). BREEDING SUGARCANE FOR PHOTO-THERMO INSENSITIVITY. Agricultural Science Digest. 34(3): 189 - 193. doi: 10.5958/0976-0547.2014.00999.9.

ABSTRACT

Sugarcane flowering is a complex physiological trait sensitive to photoperiod and temperature. Though flowering is essential for breeding, it is undesirable for commercial cultivation, as it terminates vegetative growth and biomass accumulation. In peninsular India, most of the currently grown commercial varieties flower profusely leading to significant losses in cane, sugar and fodder (cane tops) productivity. Keeping these facts crossing was initiated at National Hybridization Garden, Coimbatore during 2007 and crossed material was planted at Sankeshwar during 2008-2009 to identify parents / crosses. Parents viz., Co 86032, Co 95021, CoC 671 and Co 740 were found proven as they produced high frequency of productive non / shy flowering progenies. Further, flowering, number of millable canes and single cane weight are highly repeatable and hence reliable for early generation selection. The identified productive non / shy and late flowering progenies could be exploited suitably for future breeding programmes after confirming their productivity potential.

REFERENCES

  1. Bakshi Ram, Hemaprabha G. and Ram B (2000) Combining ability and heterosis for stalk yield and juice quality traits in progenies of sugarcane clones involving Saccharum robustum. Sugarcane International No. 2:10-15.
  2. Evans H., (1970) Effect of flowering on loss of sugar per acre in sugarcane. Int. Soc. Sugarcane Technol. Sugarcane Breeders Newsl. 25:52-55.
  3. Imran M., Saxton A. M., Miller J. D. and Martin F. A., (1988) Studies on the inheritance of flowering in sugarcane. Theor Appl Genet 75:503-508.
  4. Khot R. S., Tippannavar P. S. and Rajkumar S., (1998) Performance of new sugarcane varieties in northern Karnataka. Proc.8th R & D Meet of sugarcane workers of northern Karnataka. pp 32-35.
  5. Lin Y Q, He Q. J. and Chen R. K., (1991) Variation pattern and repeatability of characteristics in different generations of sugarcane. Journal of Fujian Agricultural College, 20 (4):361-366
  6. Lyrene P M (1977) Heritability of flowering in sugarcane. Crop Sci 17:462-464.
  7. Patil Sanjay B., Salimath P. M., Yelamali S. G., Naik K. S. and Kambar N. S., (2011) Performance of new sugarcane varieties in northern Karnataka. Proc.15th R & D Meet of sugarcane workers of northern Karnataka. pp 20-24
  8. Patil Sanjay B., Tippannavar P. S and Kambar N. S., (2009) Performance of new sugarcane varieties in northern Karnataka. Proc.14th R & D Meet of sugarcane workers of northern Karnataka. pp 10-15
  9. Rao P. N. G., and Nareshkumar K., (2003) Effect of flowering on juice quality and fibre content in sugarcane. Sugar Tech. 5(3):185-187
  10. Sousa V, Rea R., Briceno R. and De-Sousa V., (2003) The use of clonal repeatability to select environments for sugarcane regional traits in Lara and Yaracuy states. Bioagro 15 (2):77-82.
Published In
Agricultural Science Digest
Article Metrics
Metrics Icon
0
Views
0
Citations
Reviewed By
Share Article
Download Article
In this Article
    Contact us
    Follow us

    volume 34 issue 3 (september 2014) : 189 - 193,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-0547.2014.00999.9

    BREEDING SUGARCANE FOR PHOTO-THERMO INSENSITIVITY

    S
    Sanjay B. Patil.
    1
    1 S.G. Guddadamath*
    P
    P. Govindraj
    1Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 001, India
    Cite article:- Patil. B. Sanjay, Guddadamath* S.G. 1, Govindraj P. (2025). BREEDING SUGARCANE FOR PHOTO-THERMO INSENSITIVITY. Agricultural Science Digest. 34(3): 189 - 193. doi: 10.5958/0976-0547.2014.00999.9.

    ABSTRACT

    Sugarcane flowering is a complex physiological trait sensitive to photoperiod and temperature. Though flowering is essential for breeding, it is undesirable for commercial cultivation, as it terminates vegetative growth and biomass accumulation. In peninsular India, most of the currently grown commercial varieties flower profusely leading to significant losses in cane, sugar and fodder (cane tops) productivity. Keeping these facts crossing was initiated at National Hybridization Garden, Coimbatore during 2007 and crossed material was planted at Sankeshwar during 2008-2009 to identify parents / crosses. Parents viz., Co 86032, Co 95021, CoC 671 and Co 740 were found proven as they produced high frequency of productive non / shy flowering progenies. Further, flowering, number of millable canes and single cane weight are highly repeatable and hence reliable for early generation selection. The identified productive non / shy and late flowering progenies could be exploited suitably for future breeding programmes after confirming their productivity potential.

    REFERENCES

    1. Bakshi Ram, Hemaprabha G. and Ram B (2000) Combining ability and heterosis for stalk yield and juice quality traits in progenies of sugarcane clones involving Saccharum robustum. Sugarcane International No. 2:10-15.
    2. Evans H., (1970) Effect of flowering on loss of sugar per acre in sugarcane. Int. Soc. Sugarcane Technol. Sugarcane Breeders Newsl. 25:52-55.
    3. Imran M., Saxton A. M., Miller J. D. and Martin F. A., (1988) Studies on the inheritance of flowering in sugarcane. Theor Appl Genet 75:503-508.
    4. Khot R. S., Tippannavar P. S. and Rajkumar S., (1998) Performance of new sugarcane varieties in northern Karnataka. Proc.8th R & D Meet of sugarcane workers of northern Karnataka. pp 32-35.
    5. Lin Y Q, He Q. J. and Chen R. K., (1991) Variation pattern and repeatability of characteristics in different generations of sugarcane. Journal of Fujian Agricultural College, 20 (4):361-366
    6. Lyrene P M (1977) Heritability of flowering in sugarcane. Crop Sci 17:462-464.
    7. Patil Sanjay B., Salimath P. M., Yelamali S. G., Naik K. S. and Kambar N. S., (2011) Performance of new sugarcane varieties in northern Karnataka. Proc.15th R & D Meet of sugarcane workers of northern Karnataka. pp 20-24
    8. Patil Sanjay B., Tippannavar P. S and Kambar N. S., (2009) Performance of new sugarcane varieties in northern Karnataka. Proc.14th R & D Meet of sugarcane workers of northern Karnataka. pp 10-15
    9. Rao P. N. G., and Nareshkumar K., (2003) Effect of flowering on juice quality and fibre content in sugarcane. Sugar Tech. 5(3):185-187
    10. Sousa V, Rea R., Briceno R. and De-Sousa V., (2003) The use of clonal repeatability to select environments for sugarcane regional traits in Lara and Yaracuy states. Bioagro 15 (2):77-82.
    In this Article
      Contact us
      Follow us
      Published In
      Agricultural Science Digest

      Editorial Board

      View all (0)