Co 205 sugarcane variety turns 100
The symposium is to commemorate the 100th year of release of Co 205, the first inter-specific commercial cane hybrid variety, which according to Bakshi Ram, Director, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, revolutionised cane cultivation in the country. At present, Co and Co-allied sugarcane varieties occupy more than 98 per cent of the area under cane in the country.
Co 86032 and Co 0238 are the two wonder varieties that have been evolved at this institute, and these two together occupy 40 per cent of the cane area, the SBI Director said.
The four-day symposium is being organised in association with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, South India Sugar Mills Association – TN (SISMA) and the Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore.
Source:The Hindu BusinessLine;Published on:14/09/02017