Directorate of Extension Education




16. Cultivation of sugarcane using different varieties

Thematic area : Sugarcane cultivation.
Year of release : 2006
Details of the technology :
Variety : i) Dhansiri (CoBLN 9605)
ii) Kolong (CoBLN 9102)
iii) Nambar (CoBLN 94063)
iv) Kapileepar (CoBLN 9006)
Planting time : Onset of monsoon
Sett rate : 45000 - 52000 per ha.
Trench dimension : 25 cm wide and 20 cm deep
Spacing : 75 _ 90 cm between two trenches.
Manuring : 10 ton/ha
Fertilization : 135 : 70 : 60 kg (N : P2O5 : K2O) per ha
Harvesting time : December - January
Plant protection : Annexure II & III
Farming situations : High land
Agro-climatic zones : North Bank Plain Zone, Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone, Central Brahmaputra Valley, Zone, Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone, Barak Valley Zone and Hills Zone.

Source of technology : Sugarcane Research Station

Assam Agricultural University

Buralikson, Dergaon _ 782 002, Assam

Source of critical inputs : Annexure _ I
Observations to be recorded :
i) Temperature
ii) Rainfall
iii) Dates of sowing
iv) Date of germination
v) Date of weeding
vi) Dates of irrigation
vii) Plant height
viii) Number of tillers
ix) Pest infestation
x) Disease infection
xi) Cane yield
xii) Farmers' reaction

Technology assessment (Matrices) : Annexure _ IV