M 2238/89, a middle and late-ripening sugar cane variety released in 2006 for the rocky, B-soils of the superhumid zone of Mauritius
| MSI08P4303 | |
| Ramdoyal, K. Bissessur, D. Badaloo, M. G. H. Mungur, H. | |
| M 2238/89, a middle and late-ripening sugar cane variety released in 2006 for the rocky, B-soils of the superhumid zone of Mauritius | |
| periodical article | |
| 2006 | |
| Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice | |
| 85 (1-3): 31-38 | |
| (Issued 2008) | |
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| M 2238 is a new high yielding sugar cane variety, released in 2006, for cultivation in the rocky B soils of the superhumid zone of Mauritius. This variety has medium sucrose content and fairly high fibre content. It is suitable for mid-season and late-season harvest. The variety is resistant to yellow spot and leaf scald and slightly susceptible to gumming and rust. In B soils, its sucrose content was higher than that of R 579 at mid-season harvest and equal to that of M 3035/66 at late-season harvest. Consequently, the variety produced higher sugar yields than R 579 by at least 9 per cent. Fibre content exceeded that of R 579 by 20 per cent. The variety has a fairly erect growth habit with a medium number of cane stalks of medium height and diameter. It germinates well and flowers moderately. Together with variety M 1861/89, which was released in 2--5, M 2238/89 can constitute a possible substitute for M 3035/66 which shows signs of decline in ratoons in the superhumid zone. | |
| sugarcane varieties sucrose content fibre content rocky soils superhumid environment Variety M 2238/89 | |
| Mauritius | |
| Cane breeding and genetic improvement | |
| Commercial varieties | |
| 2008-10-31 | |
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