Performance of different sugarcane strains for physico-chemical characteristics of jaggery.

Evaluation of five sugarcane strains i.e., HSF-240, S98-SP-108, CPHS-35, CP81-1254 and S2001-US-400, considering HSF240 as standard, was made for two years on the basis of physico-chemical characteristics of jaggery prepared from these strains during 2004-06. Freshly prepared and three months old jaggery was analyzed for different physical and chemical characteristics. The results revealed that highest sucrose (73.77 to 73.49%), jaggery percent cane (13.61%) and jaggery percent juice (22.45%) were obtained in standard strain HSF-240.On the other hand lowest sucrose (69.95 to 69.04%), jaggery percent cane (9.22%) and jaggery percent Juice (17.29%) were given by S98-SP-108. The remaining three strains recorded resulted between these limits.