Sugarcane is an important
agro-industrial crop in India, occupying 4.0 million hectare area. It is grown
in two distinct agro-climatic regions: the tropical and sub tropical;
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu being the important cane growing
states in tropical region while Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Bihar are the
four important states growing sugarcane in North India. Uttar Pradesh in
sub-tropical and Maharashtra in tropical region, however, occupy the top
position as far as sugarcane crop area and sugar industry are concerned.
The average cane yield in India is about 70.0 tonnes per hectare while the sugar
recovery is around 10.0 percent. However, there is potential of increasing the
average cane yield to 100 tonnes per hectare and sugar recovery to 11.0 percent,
if new technologies are transferred to the farmers fields.
The site provides an account of the new cane production technology developed by various Sugarcane
Research Stations/Institutes in the country during the last one decade.
VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
The cane varieties developed by various Sugarcane Research Institutes in the
country which have become commercial in different cane growing regions and the
new promising varieties are at the "Varieties"link above.
Contact Information
Telephone
+91-181-4616143
FAX
+91-181-2461692
Postal address
43 Urban Estate Phase 2 Jalandhar 144002 Punjab India
