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Effect of inhibition of flowering on improvement of cane yield and juice quality under Coimbatore conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Sudama Singh  and
M. Sanjiva Reddy
Sudama Singh
Affiliation:
Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India
M. Sanjiva Reddy
Affiliation:
Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India
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Summary

The effects of paraquat (l, 1'-dimethyl-4, 4'-dipyridylium dichloride or Gramoxone) and diquat (l,1'-ethylene-2, 2'-dipyridylium dichloride or Reglone) on inhibition of flowering and the effect of such an inhibition on improvement of cane yield and juice quality in late maturing sugarcane varieties Co. 853 (early-season flowering) and Co. 419 (mid-late season flowering) planted in February were studied under field conditions at Coimbatore (latitude 11° N). In Co. 419, the spray of paraquat @ 0·35 kg a.i./ha and diquat @ 0·45 kg a.i./ha (diluted in 3000 1 of water) in two equal doses at 3–4 day intervals during the 1st and 2nd week of August suppressed the flowering almost completely, while in Co. 853 flowering could not be checked successfully by chemical spray. Flowering in Co. 853 could be checked only when the spindle leaves were cut continuously from 15 July to 12 August at 4–5 day intervals. In Co. 419, cutting leaf spindles at any day between 1 August and 12 August prevented flowering totally.

The sprayed non-flowered crop of Co. 419 gave 13·84–15·69 t/ha more cane yield in February and 16·14–18·07 t/ha in April, whereas sugar yield increased by 1·16 t/ha in February and 3·56 t/ha in April compared with the control flowered crop. There was practically no difference in paraquat and diquat sprays. Suppression of flowering by defoliation in Co. 853 also increased the cane and sugar yield in and after February.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , October 1976 , pp. 375 - 380
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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