Which one of the following combinations would a sugarcane farmer look for in the sugarcane crop?
| 1. | Thick stem, long internodes, high sugar content and disease resistance |
| 2. | Thick stem, high sugar content and profuse flowering |
| 3. | Thick stem, short internodes, high sugar content, disease resistance |
| 4. | Thick stem, low sugar content and disease resistance |
(a) In the sugarcane crop, a sugarcane farmer looks for thick stem, long internodes, high
sugar content and disease resistance, In practice, Saccharum barberi and Saccharum
officinarum are being used to develop such combination.
Saccharum barberi was originally grown in north India, but had poor sugar content and
yield. Tropical canes grown in South India, Saccharum officinarum had thicker steis
and higher sugar content but did not grow well in North India,
Now, these two species are successfully crossed lo get sugarcane varieties combining
the desirable qualities of high yield, thick stems, high sugar and abilly to grow in the
sugarcane areas of North India.
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