Impact of Using Seed Cuttings Taken From Different Crop Cycle of Some Sugarcane Cultivars on their Quality and Productivity

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Sugar Crops Research Institute at Agriculture Research Center

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A field experiment was conducted during two successive seasons (2022/2023 and 2023/2024) at Shandaweel Agricultural Research Station, Sohag Governorate, Egypt (latitude 26 33°N and longitude 31 41°E) to evaluate the performance of four sugarcane cultivars: the commercial G.T.54-9, Giza-4,  G.84-47 and Giza-3. The cultivars were planted using seed setts obtained from  plant cane, first ratoon and second ratoon cane crops. The experiments were laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with a split-plot arrangement and three replications. Sugarcane varieties were assigned to the main-plots, while, the ages of planting seed setts (cuttings taken from the pant, first and second cane ratoon cane crops) were allocated to the subplots. The results revealed significances among  sugarcane varieties across all evaluated traits. Variety G.4 revealed significant differences among  the greatest values for stalk height, stalk diameter, fresh stalk weight, number of millable canes per feddan, as well as cane and sugar yields per feddan in both seasons. In contrast, variety G.3 excelled in brix percentage, sucrose content, and sugar recovery percentage. The results cleared that the seed ages had a substantial influence on most of the sugarcane traits measured. Sugarcane cultivation using cutting of the plant cane improved stalk height, number of millable canes/fed, cane, and sugar productivity/fed, along with brix, sucrose and sugar recovery percentages. Within the settings of this study, it was shown that cultivation using cuttings taken from a plant cane field of the sugarcane Giza.4 variety is advisable for achieving the highest cane and sugar yield.

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Journal of Plant Production
Volume 16, Issue 10
October 2025
Pages 591-597

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