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Varietal differences in growth characteristics in sugar cane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. Singh  and
P. N. Gururaja Rao
S. Singh
Affiliation:
Division of Plant Physiology, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore 641007, India
P. N. Gururaja Rao
Affiliation:
Division of Plant Physiology, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore 641007, India
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In sugar cane, investigations made earlier (Singh & Gururaja Rao, 1985) have shown that high-yielding varieties have higher net assimilation rate than low-yielding types. Similarly, differences in progeny means for relative growth rate and net assimilation rate have been reported by George (1965). In other crops also, varietal differences in leaf area index and net assimilation rate have been reported (Watson, 1947). It appears that in this crop, limited attempts have been made to study all the growth characteristics. This paper describes the differences in most of the growth characteristics in six sugar-cane varieties.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 108 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 245 - 247
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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