Cane yield and sugar potential of sugar cane promising genotypes under the agro-climatic condition of Bannu NWFP

The response of total 73 promising genotypes of sugarcane was studied in seventeen different trials at Agricultural Research Station, Serai Naurang (Bannu) during 2008-09 and 2009-2010. Variety S-98-SP-341 showed the highest significant average cane yield of 149.06 and 143.57 t ha-1 , followed by varieties Bannu-1, S-98-CSSG-557 and Bannu-3 showing next higher average at par average, cane yield of 138.47, 135.63 and 131.63 t ha-1 respectively. Varieties MS-91-CP582, S-98-CSSG-676 responded with maximum sugar recovery of 12.36 and 12.0 % respectively. The highest sugar yield (14.7 t ha-1) was recorded for S-98-CSSG-557, followed by Bannu-3 and S-98-CSSG-676 possessing at par sugar yield of 13.22 and 13.05 t ha-1 respectively.