TWO IMPROVED SUGARCANE VARIETIES RELEASED

BO 139, an early maturing sugarcane variety, characterized by straight, flat cylindrical, ivory green to pale green, medium to long thick internode, medium width leaves with spreading carriage and profuse deciduous spines on leaf sheath. A progeny of cross BO 109x BO 43, it has been developed by sincere work of the scientists of Sugarcane Research Institute, Pusa. Its average yield is 84.0 t/ha in plant crop while 74.0 t/ha in ratoon. It produces average sugar yield of 9.80 t/ha and 7.30 t/ha in plant and ratoon crops respectively with average sucrose percentage of 17.4. The variety is suitable for upland condition. It will prove itself a boon for the sugar factory as will as for cane growers due to its suitability for early crushing and quick early growth.

BO 147, a main season maturing sugarcane variety, characterized by straight, ivory green to light purple green cylindrical, long medium thick internode, narrow to medium broad green leaves with semi spreading carriage with two dentoid auricles. A progeny of selfs of BO 110, it has been developed by sincere work of the scientists of Sugarcane Research Institute, Pusa. Its average Yield is 88.5 t/ha in plant crop while 79.5 t/ha in rations. It produces an average sugar yield of 10.20t/ha and 9.00t h/ha in first year planting and ratoon crop respectively with average sucrose percent of 17.2. As the crop can withstand limited water logging, it will prove a suitable variety among main season group both for cane growers and sugar factories.