Sugarcane Breeding Institute Releases New Variety

Chennai: The Sugarcane Breeding Institute in Coimbatore has introduced an improved sugarcane variety named. Named Co 99004 (Damodar) the variety is suitable for cultivation in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. This variety combines both high yield and high quality and could replace the existing popular variety Co 86032. 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.