Evaluation of Sugarcane Genotypes for Yield and Yield Com...
Sani Bubuche, Tukur / Abubakar, Lawalli
Sugarcane is the major raw material from which sugar is manufactured. Thus, poor yield varieties constituted the greatest hindrance to increase sugar production in the Nigeria. Despite the importance of sugarcane, inadequacy of high yielding cultivars has been one of the major factors influencing the variation in sugarcane yield. Others include lack of adaptation to the ecosystems and susceptibility to major pests and diseases. The chewing can...