Major Sugarcane varieties released from the Centre are CoOr 03151, CoOr 03152, CoOr 04152, CoOr 05346, CoOr 10346, CoOr 12346 and the average yield of these varieties are more than 105 tonnes/ha.
Combined application of farm yard manure-FYM @ 10 t/ha + bio-fertilizers (Acetobacter 5kg./ac + phosphorus solubilising bacteria-PSB 5kg / ac) + soil test based fertilizers (NPK) application can be recommended for achieving higher yield and maintaining soil fertility.
Ratoon management through trash mulching and inter culture in alternate rows, stubble shaving and gap filling by polybag settlings should be practised instead of trash-burning or trash mulching alone. This also adds nutrients to the soil by decomposition of the trash.
Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) method of planting involves use of less seeds, less water and optimum utilization of fertilizers and land. By adopting SSI method of sugarcane cultivation in demonstrated plots, farmers obtained 20% higher yield and there was saving up to 40% of the cost of cultivation than conventional farmers practice.
Overnight soaking of three budded setts in 100 ppm Ethrel solution followed by Gibberillic acid spray @ 35 ppm at 90, 120 & 150 DAP recorded 29% higher germination and 23% higher cane yield than conventional method of planting. This can be adopted by sugarcane farmers to get higher yield.
Scheduling irrigation with trash mulch under furrow planting method had significant influence on sugarcane yield. Furrow planted crop with trash mulching and all furrow irrigation must be irrigated at 0.80 IW/CPE ratio while furrow planting with alternate skip furrow irrigation after earthing up + trash mulching crop can be irrigated at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio to get similar yield.
Use of three to five Tricho cards per acre containing Trichogrammachilonisparasitised eggs in sugarcane at 7-10 days interval after 45 days of planting i.e. from February to June end has been recommended for managing early shoot borer in the crop. Each Tricho card usually contains 20,000 parasitized eggs and the cards should be changed in regular interval for successful management of the pest.
For management of red rot disease in sugarcane, sett treatment with 2% Carbendazim for at least one hour should be done to protect the crop from red rot as well as from other soil-borne inoculums.
Spray of 1% Carbendazim in pokkahboeng infected crop has been found effective to take care of the disease in the monsoon period of the state
In low land areas of sugarcane cultivation, adoption of proper drainage along with sett treatment with 1% Carbendazim has been tested as most effective integrated disease management strategy for wilt management in sugarcane