PAVANI*, K.R. TAGORE, R.P. VASANTHI AND T. RAGHAVENDRA

Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502.

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to determine the contribution of different traits to cane yield in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). Nineteen early sugarcane clones were evaluated in a randomized block design with three replications at Agricultural Research Station (ARS), Perumallapalle, Tirupati, during 2023-2024 for eighteen characters. In this study number of nodes per cane, cane length, cane diameter, single cane weight, total leaf weight, reducing sugars per cent and CCS yield showed positive and significant association with cane yield. Path analysis indicated that emphasis should be laid out on SCW and NMC for getting higher cane yield and among quality parameters, sucrose per cent has to be taken into consideration for getting higher CCS per cent.

KEYWORDS: Character association, path coefficient analysis, yield attributes, sugarcane.