February 2, 2015
The Hindu, by L. N. Revathy
The Director of Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Bakshi Ram, has urged the sugar industry to consider trying new varieties of sugarcane to sustain productivity.
Ruling varieties such as Co 86032, CoS 767 and CoSe 92423 were released more than 15 years ago. Though these have remained on top, productivity of sugarcane has remained stagnant for over a decade now. Cane productivity can be enhanced only by going in for new and improved varieties that are superior in sucrose percentage and yield compared to the existing three. The Sugarcane Breeding Institute and the State Agricultural University have developed superior varieties, he said at a seminar on 'Multidimensional approach to make sugarcane cultivation sustainable'.
Reference: http://www.sucrosenews.com/more.php?detid=1494#.VNAs_dKUfyV