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Bangladesh J. Sugarcane, 35 : 118-123 June, 2014

Comparative Performance of Different Planting Materials of
Sugarcane at Farmers Field in High Ganges River
Flood Plain Soils

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M. A. Razzak , M.A.T. Sohel , A.K.M.R. Islam , M. Kamruzzaman , M.J. Alam , H. P.
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Roy and M.S. Rahman
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Agronomy and Farming Systems Division, Agricultural Economics Division
Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
The experiment was conducted at farmer’s field of Muladuli, Ishurdi,
Pabna, Bangladesh to study the comparative performance of different planting
materials of sugarcane considering on growth, yield and sugar content during
2012-13 cropping season. There were five treatments of this experiment viz.,
conventional two and three budded setts, one budded soil bed settlings, two
budded soil bed settlings and polybag settlings. The one budded soil bed
settlings, two budded soil bed settlings and polybag setttlings were planted as
spaced transplanting (STP) system and two budded and three budded setts
were planted conventionally. The results revealed that highest number of tiller
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(155 × 10 ha ), number of millable cane (96 × 10 ha ), cane yield (110 tha ),
and brix % (21) were obtained from the treatment where polybag settling was
used as planting materials followed by two budded soil bed settlings. In
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economic point of view, the highest gross margin (1,39,500 Tk.ha ) and
benefit cost ratio (BCR) 2.37 was found in polybag settlings. The results
indicate that, polybag settlings planted in STP system might be used to
cultivate sugarcane for higher yield, quality and economic benefits.

Key words: Sugarcane, planting materials, millable cane, brix%
INTRODUCTION
Sugarcane is one of the most important cash crops in Bangladesh, but the
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average cane yield (49.20 tha ) is too low in context of world average (64.40 tha )
sugarcane yield (Anwar et al., 2004). The potentiality of cane yield can not be obtained in
Bangladesh due to low germination, gapped plant stand, inappropriate plant population
and uneven interplant competition in the currently practiced sugarcane planting systems.
Tiller production and degree of its survivability linked with planting techniques (Miah and
Sarkar, 1982; Rahman et al., 1987). Planting material is the most important input to
determine the yield and quality of any crops. In Bangladesh, sugarcane farmers generally
use three budded sett as planting material. It requires about 16% more cost of cultivation
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due to higher amount (7-8 tha ) of seed cane. Nearly 10-15% of the cane yield is utilized
as planting material in conventional system of cane plantation (Yadava, 1993).
Germination of cane in this method is very low, resulting in lower plant population and
* Corresponding author: M.A. Razzak, Scientific Officer
e-mail: a.razzak.bsri@gmail.com