Promising Varieties of TNAU
Sugar Crops
Sugarcane
PARTICULARS OF VARIETIES
| Variety |
Duration (Month) |
Cane yield (t/ha) |
CCS% |
CCS(t/ha) |
COC 671 |
10 |
123.5 |
14.20 |
17.50 |
COC 771 |
10 |
140.0 |
13.10 |
18.30 |
COC 772 |
10 |
143.3 |
14.00 |
20.00 |
COC 773 |
10 |
97.5 |
13.20 |
12.60 |
COC 8001 (C 66191) |
10 - 11 |
102.9 |
13.20 |
13.50 |
COC 774 |
11 |
159.8 |
11.90 |
17.90 |
COC 775 |
11 |
122.5 |
13.40 |
16.40 |
COC 776 |
11 |
112.3 |
14.00 |
15.50 |
COC 777 |
12 |
171.3 |
11.80 |
20.00 |
COC 778 |
12 |
165.5 |
11.00 |
18.10 |
COC 779 |
12 |
204.6 |
11.80 |
24.00 |
CO 419 |
12 |
112.5 |
10.50 |
11.80 |
CO 6304 |
12 |
115.0 |
13.50 |
15.50 |
COC 8001 |
10 - 11 |
102.5 |
13.20 |
13.50 |
COC 85061 |
10 - 11 |
128.5 |
12.90 |
16.60 |
COC 86062 |
10 - 11 |
133.5 |
12.60 |
16.80 |
COSi 86071 |
10 - 11 |
131.7 |
12.20 |
16.00 |
COC 90063 |
10 - 11 |
124.0 |
12.30 |
15.40 |
CO 8021 |
10 - 11 |
137.7 |
11.00 |
14.60 |
COC 91061 |
10 - 11 |
131.0 |
11.30 |
15.60 |
COC 92061 |
8 - 11 |
132.7 |
12.76 |
16.05 |
CO 8362 |
11 - 12 |
124.3 |
12.40 |
15.40 |
COG 93076 |
11 - 12 |
132.0 |
13.20 |
17.40 |
CO 8208 |
11 - 13 |
141.5 |
11.07 |
15.28 |
COG 94077 |
11 |
133.2 |
13.5 |
17.6 |
COG 95076 |
10 - 11 |
108.2 |
11.5 |
12.4 |
CO 85019 |
12 |
134.5 |
12.5 |
16.8 |
COSi 95071 |
10 |
152.0 |
12.9 |
21 |
COSi 96071 |
10 |
145.0 |
11.9 |
17.3 |
CO 86010 |
10 - 12 |
146.1 |
10.78 |
15.64 |
COC 98061 |
10 - 11 |
120.0 |
11.60 |
13.80 |
COSi 98071 |
12 |
144.7 |
12.3 |
17.7 |
CO 86249 |
10 - 12 |
128.7 |
11.3 |
14.3 |
COC 99061 |
10-12 |
130.3 |
11.9 |
15.6 |
CO 86032 |
10-12 |
110.0 |
13.0 |
14.3 |
COC (SC) 22 |
10-12 |
135.9 |
12.1 |
16.5 |
CO Si (SC) 6 |
10-11 |
142.0 |
13.1 |
18.6 |
COG (SC) 5 |
11-12 |
115.0 |
12.7 |
14.6 |
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS
| Characters |
COC 671 |
COC 771 |
COC 772 |
COC 773 |
Parentage |
Q63xCO775 |
CO419xCO658 |
CO740xCO658 |
CO658XCO1305 |
Leaf size |
Broad |
Broad |
Broad |
Broad |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Green |
Green |
Green |
Sheath colour |
Green with |
Green with |
Green with |
Green with |
|
purple tinge |
purple tinge |
purple tinge |
purple tinge |
Sheath |
|
|
|
Clasping |
Loose |
Loose |
Loose |
Loose |
Spines |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Ligular process |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Stem colour |
Green with |
Yellow with |
Yellow with |
Yellow with |
|
purple tinge |
purple tinge |
Green tinge |
green tinge |
Girth |
Thick |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Joint |
Staggered |
Straight |
Staggered |
Straight |
Bud Groove |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Character |
COC 774 |
COC 775 |
COC 776 |
COC 777 |
Parentage |
CO785x CO 658 |
CO658xCO1305 |
CO419xCO775 |
CO419XCO853 |
Leaf size |
Broad |
Broad |
Broad |
Broad |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Green |
Green |
Green |
Sheath colour |
Green with purple tinge |
Green with purple tinge |
Green with purple tinge |
Purple |
|
Sheath |
|
|
|
Clasping |
Tight |
Tight |
Tight |
Loose |
Spines |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Ligular process |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Stem colour |
Purple |
Green with |
Yellow with |
Purple with |
|
|
purple tinge |
purple tinge |
green tinge |
Girth |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Joint |
Straight |
Straight |
Straight |
Staggered |
Bud Groove |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
|
|
|
|
|
| Character |
COC 778 |
COC 779 |
CO 419 |
COC 85061 |
Parentage |
CO419xCO 853 |
CO419xCO853 |
Poj 2878xCO290 |
CO6304 GC |
Leaf size |
Broad |
Broad |
Broad |
Medium |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Green |
Green |
Light green |
Sheath colour |
Purple |
Purple |
Green with |
Green with |
|
|
|
Green tinge |
pink tinge |
Sheath |
|
|
|
Clasping |
Loose |
Loose |
Loose |
Tight |
Spines |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Glabrous |
Ligular process |
Present |
Present |
Lanceolate |
Present on one side |
Stem colour |
Purple |
Purple with |
Purple |
Greenish yellow |
|
|
green tinge |
|
turns to pink on |
|
|
|
exposure to sunlight |
Girth |
Medium |
Medium |
Thick |
Medium |
Joint |
Staggered |
Straight |
Staggered |
Staggered |
Bud Groove |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
| Characters |
COC86062 |
COSi 86071 |
CO6304 |
C66191(COC 8001) |
Parentage |
MS68/47GC |
CO775xCO842 |
CO419xCO605 |
PO2874XCO658 |
Leaf size |
Medium |
Broad |
Broad |
Broad |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Dark green |
Green |
Green |
Sheath colour |
Dark pink |
Yellowish green |
Green with |
Greenish |
|
|
with pink tinge |
Purple tinge |
|
Sheath |
|
|
|
|
Clasping |
Loose |
Tight |
Loose |
Loose |
Spines |
Glabrous |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Ligular |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Bow shape |
process |
|
on both sides |
|
|
Stem colour |
Yellowish green |
Purplish green |
Green with |
Greenish with |
|
turns to dark |
turns to pink |
purple tinge |
light yellowish |
|
pink on exposure |
on exposure to |
|
tinge |
|
to sunlight |
sunlight |
|
|
Girth |
Medium |
Thick |
Thick |
Medium |
Joint |
Staggered |
Staggered |
Staggered |
Straight |
Bud Groove |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Indicated |
Size |
Small |
Big |
Medium |
Medium |
| Character |
COC 8201 |
COC 90063 |
CO 8021 |
COC 91061 |
Parentage |
CO740xCO62174 |
CO6304XCOC671 |
CO740xCO6806 |
COC779 G.C. |
Leaf size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Green |
Green |
Green |
Sheath colour |
Green with |
Green |
Purple |
Whitish |
|
Pink tinge |
|
|
Yellow |
Sheath clasping |
Loose |
Loose |
Loose |
Tight |
Spines |
Glabrous |
Present |
Glabrous |
Absent |
Splits |
.. |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Ligular |
Lanceolate |
Present on |
Present on one |
Absent |
process |
|
one side |
side Lanceolate |
|
|
|
(4-5 cm) |
|
Stem colour |
Greenish yellow |
Yellowish green |
Purple with heavy |
Yellowish green |
|
|
|
wax deposition |
|
Girth |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Joint |
Thick |
Staggered |
Erect |
Staggered |
Bud Groove |
Present |
Absent |
Present and |
Absent |
|
|
Prominent |
|
Size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium/Big |
Small |
| Character |
COC 92061 |
CO 8362 |
COG93076 |
CO 8208 |
Parentage |
CO 7314 GC |
CO 6304X |
COC 772X |
CO 62198X |
|
(Natural cross) |
COC 671 |
CO 419 |
COC 671 |
|
Involving CO6314 |
|
|
|
|
as female |
|
|
|
Leaf size |
Broad |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Green |
Dark green |
Dark green |
Sheath Colour |
Purple with |
Green |
Dark green |
Greenish purple |
|
heavy bloom |
|
|
|
Sheath clasping |
Loose |
— |
Loose |
— |
Spines |
Deciduous |
Deciduous |
Deciduous |
Deciduous |
Splits |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
— |
Ligular process |
One side indica- ted and the other side rudimentary |
Present on both side |
One side |
Present Asymmetrical |
Stem colour |
Greenish yellow with pink tinge |
Purple green |
Greenish light yellow |
Green with purple tinge |
Girth |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Joint |
Slightly staggered |
Straight |
Slightly staggered |
Straight |
Bud Groove |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Small |
| Character |
COG 94077 |
COG 95076 |
CO 85019 |
COSi 95071 |
Parentage |
CO 740 x C0 775 |
COC 771 x CO 775 |
CO 7201 x CO 775 |
COC 671x MS 6847 |
Leaf size |
Medium |
Medium |
Length 140 cm Medium width 6.0 cm |
Medium |
Leaf colour |
Dark green |
Green |
Light green at harvest |
Green |
Sheath colour |
Greenish with
Purple tingle |
Green |
Green with purple tinge |
Light greenish yellow |
Sheath |
|
|
Easily trashing |
Loose |
Clasping |
Loose |
Loose |
|
|
Spines |
Absent |
Present,deciduous |
Hard few |
Absent |
Ligular process |
Present on One side |
one side lanceolate and one side dentoid |
Absent |
Present, Asymmetrical |
Stem colour |
Greenish yellow |
Greenish yellow with purplish tinge |
Exposed purple unexposed yellowish green with heavy waxy coating |
Greenish yellow |
Girth |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Joint |
Slightly staggered |
Slightly staggered |
Zig Zag |
Staggered |
Bud groove |
Short, shallow |
Indicated |
Absent |
Present |
Size |
Medium |
Medium |
Small |
Medium |
| Character |
CO Si 96071 |
CO 86010 |
COC 98061 |
CO Si 98071 |
CO 86249 |
Parentage |
C 82061GC |
CO 740xCo 7409 |
C80 172 GC |
Bo 91/Co 62198 |
CO J 64 x CoA 7601 |
Leaf size |
Medium |
Broad |
Medium |
Broad |
Medium |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Light green |
Green |
Dark green |
Green |
Sheath colour |
Light green with pink blotches |
Light green with pink blotches |
Green with pink tinge |
Yellowish green |
Light green |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spines |
Present & deciduous |
Absent |
Absent |
Deciduous |
|
Ligular |
Asymmetrical |
- |
Absent on both sides |
Short lanceolate |
Small, present on one side |
Stem colour |
Purplish |
Yellowish with green tinge |
Greenish yellow with slight purple tinge |
Yellowish green |
Greenish yellow |
Girth |
Medium |
Thick |
Medium |
Thick |
Thick |
Joint |
Concave, convex |
- |
Cylindrical |
Cylindrical |
Cylindrical |
Budgroove |
Absent |
Prominent |
Absent |
Numerous |
Absent |
Size |
Small |
Big |
Medium |
Big |
Big |
| Character |
CoC99061 |
CO 86032 |
COC (SC) 22 |
Parentage |
CO 6806 X CO 740 |
Co 62198 x CoC 671
CO 62198 XCOC 671 |
CO 8208 GC |
Leaf size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Leaf colour |
Green |
Dark green |
Green |
Sheath colour |
Green with pink tinge |
Green with purple |
Green with slight scarious border |
Sheath clasping |
Tight |
Loose |
Loose |
Spines |
Deciduous |
Few, hard, deciduous |
Absent |
Splits |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Ligular process |
Present, asymmetrical,
lanceolate |
“O” |
Present asymmetrical |
Stem colour |
Dark green (Exposed)
Yellowish green
(Unexposed) |
Reddish pink (exposed)
Greenish yellow (unexposed) |
Reddish Pink with purple (exposed)
Greenish yellow(unexposed) |
Girth |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Joint |
Cylindrical |
Cylinderical |
Cylindrical |
Bud groove |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Size |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
DISTRICT/SEASON - SUITABLE VARIETIES
ALL DISTRICTS (except Kanniyakumari and Nilgiris)
| Early |
Mid |
Late |
Special |
| Factory |
Jaggery |
Factory |
Jaggery |
Factory |
Jaggery |
Factory |
Jaggery |
|
CO 658 |
.. |
CO 658 |
CO 419 |
CO 6304 |
CO 62175 |
Early varieties are suitable for Special |
|
CO 62174 |
COC 671 |
CO 62198 |
CO 449 |
COC 8201 |
CO 419 |
.. |
|
CO 62198 |
COC 771 |
CO 6304 |
CO 6304 |
COC 771 |
CO 6304 |
.. |
|
COC 671 |
COC 772 |
COC 774 |
COC 776 |
COC 778 |
COC 8201 |
.. |
|
COC 771 |
COC 773 |
COC 775 |
COC 8001 |
COC 779 |
CO 740 |
.. |
|
COC 772 |
COC 8001 |
COC 8001 |
.. |
CO 419 |
.. |
.. |
|
COC 8001 |
COC 85061 |
, .. |
.. |
CO 740 |
.. |
.. |
|
COC 85061 |
COC 86062 |
|
|
CO 658 |
.. |
.. |
|
COC 86062 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
COSi 86071 |
COSi 86071 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
COC 90063 |
COC 90063 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
|
COC 91061
COG 94077 |
COC 91061
COG 94077 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
CO Si 95071
COC 98061
CO 86010
CO 86249 |
|
COG 93076
CO 85019
COC 99061
CO 86032
COC (Sc) 22 |
.. |
COG 93076 CO 85019
COC 99061
CO 86032
COC (Sc) 22 |
.. |
.. |
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TNAU in collaboration with Sugar Cane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore released many high yielding varieties with high recovery to suit various eco systems and other biotic and abiotic problematic area and of which the following listed varieties can be recommended for higher cane productivity
| Variety |
Performance |
| Co 86032 |
Performs well in all soil types and extremely well in garden land condition. Good quality cane with higher yield. Has multi ratooning capacity. Can be grown throughout the year. Gives higher recovery. Self detrashing in nature. Amenable for wide row spacing. |
| CoV 92102 |
High quality variety with yield on par with Co 86032. Self stripping with good field habit. Non flowering. Performs well in red, clay and alkaline soils. Ratoon performance is satisfactory. |
| CoSi 95071 |
Performs well in December, January and February planting. |
| CoC 90063 |
Non lodging, high tillering, high yield and good quality. Drought and alkaline tolerant variety and good ratooner. |
| Co 86027 |
Suitable for mid late planting. Moderate yielder with high sugar.
Non lodging and non flowering. |
| CoV 94101 |
Good ratooner. Non lodging. Suitable for early planting. Thick cane with good tillering. |
| Co 85019 |
Drought tolerant variety. Resistant to red rot. |
| Co 86249 |
Red rot resistant, Drought tolerant, high yielding |
| CoV 94102 |
Yield is on par with Co 86032 and quality is lower than Co 86032 |
| Co Si(Sc)6 |
High yielder and high quality. Drought tolerant moderately resistant to red rot. |
| Co G (Sc)5 |
High yielder suitable for jaggary making and tannery effluent soils |
| Co C (Sc)22 |
High yielder and high quality drought tolerant moderately resistant to red rot. |
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