I. Sugarcane |
Name of Variety |
Year of release |
Season |
Parentage |
Average cane yield (t/ha) |
CCS (%) |
Special features |
CoSi 776 |
1977 |
Mid-Late |
Co 419 X Co 775 |
120.0 |
11.0 |
Drought tolerant, moderately resistant to top shoot borer and perform well under saline-alkaline soil |
CoSi 86071 |
1986 |
Mid-Late |
Co 775 X Co 842 |
132.0 |
12.0 |
Moderately resistant to red rot, smut and top shoot borer |
CoSi 95071 |
1995 |
Early |
CoC 671 X MS 6847 |
142.0 |
12.0 |
Withstand early drought and late water logging, good ratooner and moderately resistant to red rot. |
CoSi 96071 |
1996 |
Early |
GC derivative of Co 82061 |
147.0 |
11.9 |
Performs well under alkaline soil |
CoSi 98071 |
1998 |
Mid-Late |
BO 91 X Co 62198 |
144.7 |
12.1 |
Moderately resistant to red rot, smut and scales |
CoSi (SC) 6 |
2005 |
Early |
Co 8213 X CoA 7602 |
148.0 |
12.3 |
Drought tolerant, withstands water logging and performs well in alkali soils, moderately resistant to red rot and smut. |
TNAU Sugarcane SI 7 |
2010 |
Early |
Co 99043 X CoG 93076 |
154.0 |
13.1 |
Tolerant to drought and red rot. It produces light purple coloured thick and straight cane. It is a non flowering type. It has no spines which favours easy detrashing. |
TNAU Sugarcane SI 8 |
2012 |
Mid-late |
CoC 90063 X Co 8213 |
146.0 |
12.9 |
Tolerant to drought, water stagnation and red rot. It produces pale green coloured thick and straight cane and best suited for mechanical cultivation. It has no spines and easy for detrashing. It performs well under problem soils. Good ratooner |
II. Betelvine |
Name of Variety |
Year of release |
Yield (lakhs leaves/ha/yr) |
No. of branches/vines |
Special features |
SGM 1 |
1994 |
65.00 |
28.31 |
Dwarf vines, low production cost, pale green colour leaves, field tolerance to wilt |
SGM BV 2 |
2004 |
48.81 |
17 – 29 |
Dark green leaves and less pungency |