Crop : Sugarcane.
Field : Plant Breeding
Collaborator : B.A.R.C., Trombhy.
Title : Evaluation TS Mutants.
Author : R.Narasimhan,R .S.Sachan,G.S.C.Rao and A.T. Yaragattikar
Year : 1980
Simple R.B.D. trial has been taken to evaluate performance of six TS mutants in comparision to TS-1 and Co 419. The data of this trial is given in Table 5. TS-1, TS-4, TS-7, TS-8 and TS-10 showed superior CCS% cane at 9 months as compared to Co 419.
TABLE - 5.
1. Experiment : EVALUATION OF TS MUTANTS
2. Replications : Three
3. Date of Planting : 14th February 1980
4. No. of Mutants : 7 + 1
5. Plot Size : 27 Sq.m.
6. Layout : Randomised Block Design.
Mutants
% Germi-
Shoot
Height
No. of
nation at
count at
in M at
canes
10th leaf dates
H.R.
9 month
30 days
120 days
4 months
ha-1 at 5
Length
Width in
in M. at
Brix at
Juice quality
CCS %
ha-1
months
in m
cm
8 months
Brix
Pol
Purity
TS-1
72.30
104444
0.58
52715
1.25
4.8
1.81
18.1
18.06
14.49
80.23
9.53
TS-4
70.76
102222
0.59
52098
1.20
4.9
1.89
17.81
14.74
82.72
9.86
TS-5
75.38
86296
0.67
50493
1.36
5.4
2.04
17.3
16.65
13.33
79.88
8.76
TS-7
76.92
87777
0.66
53209
1.28
5.1
1.96
17.8
18.75
16.07
85.37
10.88
TS-8
73.08
83333
54690
1.27
5.0
1.94
17.9
18.35
15.57
84.77
10.55
TS-9
89629
0.62
63580
5.3
2.05
17.4
16.99
13.27
78.12
8.59
TS-10
69.23
82222
0.61
54975
17.5
17.32
13.94
80.50
9.19
Co 419
81.53
142963
0.68
97407
1.13
3.6
2.16
18.9
17.09
13.25
77.54
8.67