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Uttar Pradesh releases sugarcane variety yielding 95.56 tons/hectare
The Hindu··5 Oct
Uttar Pradesh released four new sugarcane varieties Sunday, saying they would raise cane and sugar output, The Hindu reported. Early variety CoS.23232 averaged 95.56 tons per hectare, 9.44 percent above standard Co.0238, officials said. It resists Red Rot and showed good ratoon performance. Six older varieties will be phased out over two years because of negligible cultivation area.
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What It Means For You
- Farmers can choose the new varieties for upcoming planting seasons once seed distribution begins.
- Higher sugar recovery could affect mill payments if factories pass through improved yields.
- Phasing out six older varieties may limit seed availability for those strains over two years.
What's Happening
- A Seed Cane and Sugarcane Variety Approval Sub-Committee met recently to review release data.
- Scientists from UP Council of Sugarcane Research Shahjahanpur presented yield and sugar content figures.
- Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research Lucknow also proposed an early-maturing variety.
UP cane approval committee
- Co.0238 is the popular comparison variety cited in the approval discussion.
- Additional Cane Commissioner Abhishek Anand said farmers would gain a wider variety basket.
- The announcement was dated October 4, 2026, in the published report.
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