Sugarcane, ZARS, VC Farm, Mandya

AICRP Scheme/Unit : AICRP on Sugarcane

Location : Jaggery park, Zonal Agricultural Research Station, , ZARS, V.C.Farm, Mandya

Year of Start : 1972

Mandates: Under AICRP, the crop improvement programme at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Mandya mainly emphasizes on evaluation of the entries suitable for mid-late maturity preferred to be planted during October-November season, to identify suitable early maturing varieties for Jan-Feb planting and isolation of elite clones from fluff of various cross combinations using clones of interest for local adaptability.

The All India Coordinated Research Project on sugarcane has been playing a pivotal role in the development of improved varieties for the zone since 1975. The genetic variability required for meeting the varietal needs is generated through raising large number of recombinants obtained by various crosses involving parents of location specific.

Objectives :

Ø To identify and develop varieties for different planting seasons of the zone.

Ø To develop early maturing and sugar rich varieties in order to make the availability of cane throughout the crushing period for sugar mills.

Ø To identify and develop varieties suitable for special season of planting viz., June- August and other planting seasons of October-November & January -February of the zone.

Ø To develop varieties for resistance to major insect pests and diseases.

Ø To isolate clones suitable for problematic soils.

Ø To reduce the cost of cane production by increasing fertilizer use efficiency.

Ø Conducting of frontline demonstrations to popularize the proven improved technologies among the cane growers.

Research Programmes(Crop Improvement and Crop Protection)

v To isolate elite entries under IVT for better adaptability, higher cane and sugar yield –

( IVT trial)’

v Evaluation of sugarcane entries under Advanced varietal trial –I Plant (AVT – I PC)

v Evaluation of sugarcane entries under Advanced varietal trial–II Plant(AVT – II PC )

v To test the entries under Advanced varietal trial – for ratoon performance(AVT – Ratoon)

v Evaluation of elite clones from III clonal stage of fluff 2017, 2018 and 2019 for cane yield and quality(SVT-I)

v Evaluation of elite clones for main planting season (July-August) for cane yield and quality(SVT-II)

v To isolate elite clones from different years of fluff (fluff 2020, 2021 &2022)

v Raising and evaluation of seedlings in the first ground nursery(Fluff 2023)

v To evolve sugarcane varieties suitable for local condition by Hybridization programme.

v Maintenance of genetic purity of existing varieties and their nucleus seed production to augment Breeder seed production.

v To produce quality Breeder Seed Production under National Food Security Mission –Commercial Crop scheme.

v Evaluation of Zonal entries /genotypes for their reaction against major insect pests

v Survey and Surveillance of sugarcane insect pests

v Monitoring of insect pests and bio-agents in sugarcane agro eco-system under changing climate scenario.

v Assessment of yield losses for important regional pests of sugarcane under changing climate scenario.

Research Accomplishments :

(Varieties released /Technologies developed / Patents developed/ Commercialized etc…)

a) Sugarcane Breeding

Ø Varieties released by the center for commercial cultivation and their salient characters

Sl. No	Varieties	Year of Release	Salient Features
1	Co 419	1956	High sugar yield , Good for jaggery making, Tolerance to moisture stress situation , Susceptible form Helminthosporium disease , Good ratooner
2	Co 62175	1975	Resistance to Helminthosporium Disease , Suitable for low laying area and problematic soil , Suitable for wide row planting(5ft), Good ratooner
3	B- 37172	1977	Non flowering variety, Suitable for January –February planting.
4	Co 7219	1985	High yield and Good quality, Resistant to smut
5	Co 7804	1989	Self detrashing ,Better quality ,Good for jaggery making, Sparse and late flowering , High tillering
6	Co 8371	1999	Good quality ,Good ratooner, Drought tolerant, High jaggery yield, Not suitable for water logging situation
7	Co 86032	2005	Better quality, Good for jaggery making, High tillering Suitable for wide row spacing(5 ft), Sparse and late flowering, Suitable for January – February planting
8	CoVC 2003-165	2008	Completely free from woolly aphid, Drought tolerant, Good ratooner , High tillering variety, Suitable for wide row spacing(5 ft)
9	CoVC 99463	2011	Drought tolerant , High tillering variety, Suitable for wide row spacing (5 ft), High tillering genotype, Good for Jaggery making
10	CoVC 14061 (VCF 0517)	2017	High tonnage, Sugar and Jaggery yield, Good tillering variety, Good ratooning potential, Suitable for wider row planting (5 ft), Good for Jaggery making. Moderate drought tolerant.Occupied >80% of sugarcane area in Southern Karnataka
11	CoVC 16061	2019	Early maturing clone (10 months),Suitable for moisture stress situations, Suitable for wider row planting (5 ft), High tillering variety,Good for Jaggery making.
12	CoVC 16062	2021	Midlate maturing, High tillering variety, Better quality Good for Jaggery making, Better sucrose content, Good ratooner, Drought tolerant ,Suitable for wide row spacing (5 ft)
13	CoVC 18061	2021	Sparse and late flowering variety (10-20%), High tillering potential,Suitable for all the planting seasons (Specially for January- February planting), Good ratooner Good for Jaggery making,Suitable for wide row planting(5 ft).

Sugarcane clones accepted for ZVT in the workshop

Sl no	IVT No. clones Accepted for ZVT	Genotypes	Parentage	Year	Proposal accepted during
1	CoVC 10061*(YLD Resistant)	VCF 0604-04	Co 62172 x Co99004	2010	Workshop of AICRP (Sugarcane), Navasari Agricultural University, Navasari on Oct 27-28, 2010,
2	CoVC 14061	VCF 0517	Co 8371 (GC)	2014	Group meeting of AICRP (Sugarcane), 1^st and 2^nd November 2014 at IISR Lucknow, U.P.
3	CoVC 14062	VCF 009-64	CoV92103 x 57NG136	2014
4	CoVC 15061	VCF 0961-02	Co 8371 x CoH110	2015	Group meeting of AICRP (Sugarcane) held on 15 and 16th of December 2015 at Rajendra Agricultural University Pusa Bihar
5	CoVC 15062	VCF 0706-05	Co 8213 x CoT8201
6	CoVC 15063	VCF 0961-05	Co 8371 x CoH110
7	CoVC 15064	VCF 0734-05	Co 95021 x Co86002
8	CoVC 16061(Early)	VCF10-43-06	Co 85002 ( PC)	2016	Group meeting of AICRP (Sugarcane) held on 15^th to 17th Nov 2016 at Vasantdada sugarcane Institute(VSI), Pune, Maharashtra,
9	CoVC 16062 (Midlate)	VCF 09-61-07	Co 8371 x CoH110	2016
10	Co VC 17061	VCF 12-22-26	Co 86011 x CoT8201	2017	Group meeting of AICRP (Sugarcane), held on 22^nd and 23^rd September, 2017 at Sugarcane breeding Institute (SBI), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
11	CoVC 18061	VCF 12-33-24	Co 86032 x Co 86011	2018	32^nd Biennial Workshop of AICRP on Sugarcane held on 17^th to 18^th October, 2018 at UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Ø CoVC clones entered to Advanced Varietal Trial under ZVT programme of AICRP on Sugarcane.

CoVC clones		AVT -I PC	AVT II PC & ratoon
CoVC 10061	:	2015-16	2016-17
CoVC 14062	:	2019-20	2020-21
CoVC 17061	:	2022-23	2023-24
CoVC 18061	:	2023-24	2024-25

Ø Developed well advanced tissue cultural laboratory for multiply and to supply genetically pure, disease-free seedlings, so as to maintain the varietal potential for yield & other characters.

Ø Popularizing the adoption of micro-propagated sugarcane plantlets among farmers and sugar industries for higher yields and profitable income.

b) Sugarcane Production Technologies Released :

Sl. No	Technology released		Year of release		Remarks
1	Closer spacing in Sugarcane		1982		Closer spacing (75 cm rows) for early maturing, shy tillering varieties (CoC 671 & KHS 3296
2	Date of planting for Sugarcane		1982		June-July planting is best season followed by Oct-Nov and Jan-Feb
3	Weedicide for Sugarcane		1983		Pre-emergent application of Metribuzin (70%) @ 1.0 kg a.i. ha^-1 or Atrazine (50%) @ 1.9 kg a.i. ha^-1 or Combination of Atrazine + 2,4-D
4	Nitrogen use efficiency in Sugarcane		1984		Prilled urea at recommended rate (250 kg N ha^-1) Point placement of Urea super granules
5	Cropping system in Sugarcane		1985		Sugarcane – cowpea – ragi / paddy
6	Validation of Nitrogen dose for Sugarcane		1985		Recommended dose of Nitrogen is sufficient (250 kg N ha^-1)
7	Integrated Nutrient Management in Sugarcane		1985		Combined application of FYM and Fertilizers
8	Water management in Sugarcane		1985		Light and frequent irrigations, Alternate furrow irrigation, Drip irrigation, Trash mulching to avoid evaporation losses
9	Inter-cropping of pulses in Sugarcane		1987		French bean, soybean cv Monetta, KB-79 for Intercropping
10	Use of Bio-fertilizer in N management in Sugarcane		1988		Azatobacter @ 2.0 kg ha^-1
11	Drought management in Sugarcane		1989		Trash mulching
12	Weed management in Sugarcane		1990		Pre-emergent application of metribuzine @ 1.0 kg a.i. ha^-1
13	Validation of K dose for sugarcane		1991		Response to potassium is only up to 150 kg ha^-1
14	Integration of press mud and Azatobacter in Sugarcane		2002		Integrated use of pressmud cake @ 4 t ha^-1, Azatobacter @ 5 kg ha^-1 with recommended N (250 kg ha^-1)
15	Nutrient management in Sugarcane		2002		Use of pressmud @ 4 t ha^-1
16	Validation of NPK for Sugarcane		2004		100% recommended NPK levels were sufficient
17	Nutrient management in Sugarcane		2009		75% nutrients through inorganic and 25% through organic source was ideal to achieve higher cane yield and sucrose percentage.
18	Weed management in ratoon cane		2009		Metribuzine at 1 kg ai/ha as pre emergent spray followed by 2,4-D 1 kg ai/ha at 45 DARI was effective in controlling weeds and realizing higher cane yield in ratoon crop.
19	Wide row planting in Sugarcane		2004		Comparison of three feet and five feet planting in sugarcane for higher efficiency
20	Chemical free Jaggery preparation		2016		Protocol for chemical free jaggery( POP page no. 160-162)
21	Sub-surface/Surface drip irrigation in sugarcane		2018		Adoption of sub-surface drip irrigation in sugarcane has improved the cane yield to the extent of 45%. It saves 50% of irrigation water and 44% of electricity consumption.( POP page no. 152-154)
22	Precision farming techniques in Sugarcane		2018		Adoption of site specific nutrient management practices based on soil test results found to save 25% of applied fertilizers in Sugarcane and enhanced the yield up to 20%.( POP page no. 149)
23	Revalidation of recommended Package of Practices for Nutrient (NPK) requirement in plant and ratoon system in Sugarcane.		2022		Crop Improvement: Ø The varieties VCF 0517, CoVC 18061 and Co 62175 were recommended for September and November planting seasons in respect of cane and Sugar yield under plant and Ratoon crops. Ø CoVC 18061 and Co 86032 were recommended for January planting season based on yield and quality parameters and sparse and late flowering behavior under plant and Ratoon crops. Ø CoVC 16061 an early duration variety recommended for both early and late crushing period under the plant and Ratoon crops. . b) Crop Production: Ø For plant crop sugarcane crop, application of 125 per cent recommended dose of N P₂O₅and K₂O can be followed with P₂O₅and K₂O in two equal splits at the time of planting and final earthing up @ 3½ months after planting along with microbial consortia. Ø For ratoon crop application of recommended dose of 100 per cent N P₂O₅and K₂O with P₂O₅and K₂O in two equal split at planting and final earthing up along with microbial consortia can be followed. Ø Sugarcane can be planted with spacing of 5 feet between rows for the newly released varieties with profuse tillering habit Ø VCF 0517 and CoVC 18061 and Co 86032 varieties can be planted with wider spacing of 5 feet rows c) Crop Protection: I) Entomology Application of Chlorantroniliprole 0.4 G @ 9 kg/ac at the time of planting followed by final earthing up and application of Fipronil 0.3 G @ 10 kg /ac at the time of planting followed by final earthing up can be recommended for the management of early shoot borer, internode and top shoot borers since they have recorded least infestation along with higher cane yield. II) Pathology To manage the leaf spot disease in the susceptible varieties the broad spectrum and long duration fungicide like Azoxystrobin (20% W/V) + Difenoconazole (12.5% W/V) can be used at the rate of 1 ml per liter of water.
c) Crop Protection (Entomology)
01	Management of Early shoot borer of Sugarcane	2017		To control Early shoot borer of Sugarcane in an effective way. Granular application of Chlorantraniliprole 0.4G @ 22.5Kg/ha or Fipronil 0.3G @ 25.0 Kg/ha at the time of planting and 60 days after planting found effective in the management of Early Shoot Borer of sugarcane. (POP page no. 156)

Technologies commercialized.

1. Commercial Production of Micro -propagated Disease-free Sugarcane tissue culture seedlings.

2. Commercialization of chemical free Jaggery Preparation.

Awards / Recognitions :

National / International	Title of the Recognition / Award / Nominee	Awarded by	Date and place of award/recog.	Name of the faculty
National	Nominated as Team leader for Monitoring the work of AICRP on Sugarcane for East Coast Zone centers	ICAR- IISR, Lucknow	24th Nov to 02^nd Dec, 2015	Dr. T.E.Nagaraja
National	Nominated as Team leader for Monitoring the work of AICRP on Sugarcane for North Central & East Zones	ICAR- IISR, Lucknow	31-08-2016 to 19-09-2016	Dr. T.E.Nagaraja
National	Monitoring Team visit as a team Member to Peninsular Zone -II	ICAR- IISR, Lucknow	30-7-2017 to 14-08-2017	Dr. P. Thimme Gowda
National	Best paper on Sugarcane for Silver Medal Award(Wide row planting, Drip irrigation and intercropping in sugarcane for higher nutrients efficiency, yield and quality)	SISSTA	48^th Annual Convention Proceedings in the year 2018, Chennai	Dr. S.N.Swamy Gowda Dr. K.V.Keshavaiah
National	Nominated as Member for Monitoring the work of AICRP on Sugarcane for North West Zone.	ICAR- IISR, Lucknow North West Zone.	27-11-2018 to 08-12-2018	Dr. V.N.Patel
Institutional award	Certificate of Merit for generation of net profit of Rs. 2.05 Lakhs under Sugarcane Breeder Seed Production (Revolving fund)	University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru	Foundation day on 1^st October 2019 at GKVK, Bengaluru	Dr. S.N.Swamy Gowda
National	All India Coordinated Research Project on Sugarcane for being an “Excellent Performer” in Conducting AICRP(S) trials during 2018-19	Annual Group Meeting, ICAR- AICRP on Sugarcane	14^th to 16^th October, 2019, UAS, Dharwad	AICRP on Sugarcane Team
National	Nominated as Team leader for Monitoring the work of AICRP on Sugarcane for Peninsular Zone 1	ICAR- IISR, Lucknow	26^th Nov to 8^th Dec 2019	Dr. S.N.Swamy Gowda
Institutional award	Certificate of Merit for generation of net profit of Rs. 2.74 Lakhs under Sugarcane Breeder Seed Production (Revolving fund)	University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru	Foundation day on 17^th November 2020 at GKVK, Bengaluru	Dr. S.N.Swamy Gowda
Institutional award	Certificate of Merit for generation of net profit of Rs. 7.75 Lakhs under Sugarcane Breeder Seed Production (Revolving fund)	University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru	Foundation day on 1st October, 2021 at GKVK, Bengaluru

Facilities Available :

The following infrastructural and physical facilities are available for AICRP (S) scheme work at research station.

Ø Office and laboratories

Ø Store room to keep the implements and other inputs

Ø Bullock pairs

Ø Bullock cart

Equipments available :

1. Sucrolyser } more than one lakh rupees

2. Aerated steam therapy unit }

3. Saccharimeter

4. Ravalgon Rapipol extractor

5. Muffle furnace

6. BOD incubator

7. Refrigerator

8. Phase contrast microscope

9. Weighing balance (1000 kg capacity)

10. Kjeldhal digestion unit

11. Hot air oven

12. T₁₀₀Thermal Cycler

13. Stereo Binocular Microscope with computer.

Ø Establishment of well advanced Sugarcane tissue culture laboratory.

Externally Funded Projects in Operation :

No.	Project Title	Principal Investigator	Funding agency	Year of Start	Year of Completion	Significant Outcome
1	Establishment of Jaggery park in Southern Karnataka	Dr. S.N. Swamy Gowda	RKVY, GOK	2011-12	2013-14	The Jaggery Park is Commissioned at ZARS, V.C. Farm, Mandya with the main objective of catering to the needs of jaggery farmers through technological innovations and dissemination. · The centre has developed sugarcane varieties viz.. Co 86032, Co 92005 and VCF 0517 with different maturity group suited for quality jaggery production under Organic and conventional cultivation methods. · Quality of sugarcane for jaggery preparation has to be given top most priority for quality jaggery production. · Integrated nutrient management with 75 percent nutrients through chemical fertilizers and 25 per cent through organic sources was ideal for getting better yield and quality of jaggery. · Water management particularly through drip irrigation was able to save 40-50 percent irrigation water in addition to improvement in quality of sugarcane juice and jaggery. · Soil, insect and disease management strategies have also been developed for the benefit of the cane growers and jaggery production farmers. · The crushing capacity of the crusher ranged from 1.5 to 1.7 tons/hour. The juice extraction efficiency ranged between 53.05 to 56.44 per cent with a jaggery recovery range of 8.8 to 10%. · Addition of bhendi @ 0.8-1.0 kg/600 litre of juice was effective in the removal of scum, as the percentage of removal of scum was higher. In addition to bhendi, herbal clarificants like castor, groundnut, soybean seed extract and hibiscus can also be used for clarification of juice to impart color and for better quality of jaggery. · Quality of jaggery was sustained when cane covered with moist sugarcane trash and preserved under shade used for jaggery preparation. · Among the 10 packing materials including gunny bags, sugarcane trash, polythene cover, polyolefin film, paper box, aluminum foil etc, in which jaggery was stored for six months, aluminum foil followed by paper box and sugarcane trash were better in preserving the jaggery qualities when stored up to four months. The quality deteriorated thereafter. 53 · The bagasse consumption per kg of jaggery ranged from 1.92 to 2.03 kg. · The centre provides more importance on production of organic/chemical free, highly nutritious hygienic jaggery which fetches competitive price both in local and global markets. This in turn, earns lot of foreign exchange. · The jaggery Park has facilities for packing, storage, marketing and provides technical knowhow on scientific jaggery production which are of immense use to the farmers. · Extensive training and demonstrations on various aspects of improved scientific cane and organic/ chemical free jaggery production are on the agenda of Jaggery Park which have helped the farmers and extension functionaries of southern Karnataka engaged in the sugarcane and jaggery industry. 10. Budget utilized: Table 38: Budget utilization of RKVY project on Establishment of Jaggery Park, at ZARS, V.C. Farm, Mandya in Southern
2	Evaluation of promising genotype for yield and quality of Sugarcane for Jaggery preparation in Cauvery command area	Dr. S.N. Swamy Gowda	UASB (GoK)	2015-16	2017-18	The entries viz., VCF 0517 and VCF 0977 were found significantly superior over both the checks for cane yield in ratoon crop. With regard to sugar and jaggery yield, again the entries VCF 0517 and VCF 0977 were excelled both the checks (Co 62175 & Co 86032), in ratoon crop. The above entries are found to be good ratooner. The genotypes VCF 0517, VCF 0977 and VCF 0936 were found to be suitable for quality jaggery preparation in ratoon crop also.
3	Maintenance Breeding and Nucleus Seed Production in Sugarcane as PI	Dr. S.N. Swamy Gowda	UASB (GoK)	2014-15	Continued	Nucleus seed production of sugarcane was taken-up in an area 0.3 ha. The varieties included were Co 62175, Co 86032, VCF 0517, CoVC 16061, CoVC 16062 and CoVC 18061. The previous year Seed production was utilized for multiplication of Breeder and Foundation seed production at the centre.
4	Micro- propagation for faster multiplication and supply of disease-free seedlings of popular sugarcane varieties”,	Dr T.E.Nagaraja	RKVY (GoK)	2014-15	2016-17	Biotechnology has been globally accepted as one of the important tools for direct application in agriculture. It has a strong and positive influence on the agricultural sector worldwide. Agricultural biotechnology includes plant tissue culture (PTC), applied microbiology, and applied molecular biology contributing to the production of crops with improved food, feed, fiber and fuel. The technique of PTC is well translated from ‘concept’ to ‘commercialization’. As an industry, PTC is no more a nascent industry in India. It is flourishing with multidirectional growth and multimillion dollar turn over. Several crop plants are routinely propagated (anthuriums, bananas, strawberries, sugarcane, orchids etc.) by tissue culture technique and are being traded domestically and internationally for nearly three decades. Since PTC is a powerful technique for mass production in many crops, it has become an important tool in the nursery and farming industry. PTC technique has been responsible for bringing about the second green revolution in our country. The demand for micropropagated plants in agriculture, horticulture and in social forestry is growing by the day, since the traditional methods of propagation do not yield sufficient quantity and in some crops they are cumbersome. Total number of seedlings sold to sugar factories and other details are mentioned in the tabular column 6.2. Clear instructions were given to growers to handle the tissue culture seedlings and we have received good growth response and feedback from all sugar factories. The delivery of the rooted and hardened small micropropagated plants to growers and market requires extra care. In some cases, plant losses can occur during shipment and handling by growers. This is particularly true when the plants are not fully hardened and rooted or not grown for sufficient duration after transfer to soil. Growers should be given clear instructions how to handle the material provided. Apart from the economic loss, poor survival of planted material erodes the confidence of growers in the technology.
5	“Development of sucrose rich, high cane yielding mid-late maturing clones of sugarcane with special reference to moisture stress situations”. (Development of Varieties)	Dr T.E.Nagaraja	UASB (GoK)	2014-15	2017-18	Ø Among the Clones VCF 09-65-04 recorded significantly high yield (178.6 t/ha) over checks viz,. CoVC 99463(139.9 t/ha) and Co 86032(141.7 t/ha. However it was on par with VCF 10-65-01(172.9 t/ha) and VCF 10-57-07(169.6 t/ha). Ø VCF 09-65-04 recorded 26.0 and 32.0 % higher yield over checks varieties viz., Co 86032 and CoVC 99463 respectively. Ø Among the tested clones,VCF 09-65-04, VCF 10-65-01 and VCF 10-57-07 recorded on par sucrose % compared to the check Co 86032. Ø VCF 09-65-04 performed better in 5 feet row spacing as compared to other clones (yield under wider row planting as mainly attributed to increase in length and girth of the cane. Ø All the entries including checks registered less susceptible reaction to ESB.
6	Isolation and Development of mid-late maturing high cane yielding sugar rich clones tolerant to yellow leaf disease in Sugarcane	Dr T.E.Nagaraja	UASB (GoK)	2016-17	2017-18	Expected outcome of this project included obtaining genetically pure, high yield planting material showing tolerance reaction to YLD helpful in implanting season and varietal planting and harvesting programme in the area of operation of a sugar factory. The project aspire to populate the intellectual space between conventional upstream research outputs and practical product development and it focuses on the development of desirable clone combinations and multiplication of the elite clone with agronomical superior characters report.
7	Micro-propagation and large scale production of popular sugarcane varieties under in vitro condition	Dr. S.N. Swamy Gowda	UASB (GoK)	2017-18		Total number of seedlings sold to sugar factories and other details are mentioned in the tabular column above Clear instructions were given to growers to handle the tissue culture seedlings and we have received good growth response and feedback from all sugar factories. The delivery of the roote and hardened small micropropagated plants to growers and market requires extra care. In some cases, plant losses can occur during shipment and handling by growers. This is particularly true when the plants are not fully hardened and rooted or not grown for sufficient duration after transfer to soil. Growers should be given clear instructions how to handle the material provided. Apart from the economic loss, poor survival of planted material erodes the confidence of growers in the technology.
8	Revalidation of POP of Sugarcane varieties under Changed Climatic conditions	Dr. S.N. Swamy Gowda	UASB (GoK)	2020-21	2022-23	a) Crop Improvement: Ø The varieties VCF 0517, CoVC 18061 and Co 62175 were recommended for September and November planting seasons in respect of cane and Sugar yield under plant and Ratoon crops. Ø CoVC 18061 and Co 86032 were recommended for January planting season based on yield and quality parameters and sparse and late flowering behavior under plant and Ratoon crops. Ø CoVC 16061 an early duration variety recommended for both early and late crushing period under the plant and Ratoon crops. . b) Crop Production: Ø For plant crop sugarcane crop, application of 125 per cent recommended dose of N P₂O₅and K₂O can be followed with P₂O₅and K₂O in two equal splits at the time of planting and final earthing up @ 3½ months after planting along with microbial consortia. Ø For ratoon crop application of recommended dose of 100 per cent N P₂O₅and K₂O with P₂O₅and K₂O in two equal split at planting and final earthing up along with microbial consortia can be followed. Ø Sugarcane can be planted with spacing of 5 feet between rows for the newly released varieties with profuse tillering habit Ø VCF 0517 and CoVC 18061 and Co 86032 varieties can be planted with wider spacing of 5 feet rows c) Crop Protection: I) Entomology Application of Chlorantroniliprole 0.4 G @ 9 kg/ac at the time of planting followed by final earthing up and application of Fipronil 0.3 G @ 10 kg /ac at the time of planting followed by final earthing up can be recommended for the management of early shoot borer, internode and top shoot borers since they have recorded least infestation along with higher cane yield. II) Pathology To manage the leaf spot disease in the susceptible varieties the broad spectrum and long duration fungicide like Azoxystrobin (20% W/V) + Difenoconazole (12.5% W/V) can be used at the rate of 1 ml per liter of water.

Staff Profile :

Scientific staff :

Dr. N.Shivakumar

Designation: Professor I/c Breeder and Scheme Head
Academic Qualification : M.Sc(Agri), P.hD
Area of Specialization : Genetics and Plant Breeding.
Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore : 25-02-1993
Date of Joining Scheme /Unit : 18-10-2022

sugarcaneaicrpmandya@gmail.com
shivu2356@gmail.com
aicrpscane@uasbanglore.edu.in

08232-295922
9448528481

Mr. Nandeesh, J.S

Designation : I/C Assistant Entomologist on Contractual basis 179 days
Academic Qualification : M.Sc(Agri.)
Area of Specialization : Agricultural Entomology
Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore : 27-12-2019
Date of Joining Scheme /Unit : 27-12-2019

sugarcaneaicrpmandya@gmail.com
nandeeshshivamallaiah@gmail.com

08232-295922
9036736090

Technical staff

Mrs. Sunitha, B.P.

Designation : Technical Officer
Academic Qualification : M.Sc(Agri.)
Area of Specialization : Soil Science and Agril. Chemistry
Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore :12-12-2013
Date of Joining Scheme/Unit :12-12-2013

sunithauas13@uasbangalore.edu.in
sunithabpswamy@gmail.com.
sugarcaneaicrpmandya@gmail.com

08232-295922
7760933795

Supporting staff

Mr. Ramesha, A

Designation : Field Assistant
Academic Qualification :P.U.C
Date of joining duty at UAS, Bangalore : 06-09-2019
Date of Joining Scheme/Unit : 06-09-2019

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