FAISALABAD: The farmers should cultivate approved varieties of sugarcane, besides adopting September cultivation to get bumper crop as well as overcome their financial constraints.
Talking to a news agency here Saturday, spokesman of Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) Faisalabad said that the approved varieties had most resistance against various diseases besides giving high quality yield.
He told that the agriculture department had approved 18 sugarcane varieties for their cultivation in Punjab province. Among these varieties include CP-77-400, HSF-240, CP-43-33, CP-72-2086, CPF-237, HSF-242, CPF-243, SPF-245, CPF-246, CPF-247, SPF-234, etc.
He told that CP-77-400, CP-72-2086, CP-43-33, CPF-237, HSF-240, HSF-242, CPF-243 are the best varieties for September cultivation in Punjab. The varieties become ready for harvest early and give more yield than the varieties being cultivated in November or October.
He said that the growers should select healthy seed of the sugarcane for cultivation as the high yield mostly depends upon the selection of healthy and disease free seed. These varieties can give 1,000 to 1,500 maund per acre yield, he added.
