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Research Project: Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane for Adaptation to Temperate Climates

Location: Sugarcane Research

Title: 2022 Louisiana variety development program infield trials

Author
item Dufrene, Edwis
item Duet, Michael
item Lovell Jr, Lawrence
item Todd, James
item PONTIFF, MICHAEL - LSU Agcenter
item DAIGLE, MAVIS - LSU Agcenter
item KIMBENG, COLLINS - LSU Agcenter

Submitted to: Louisiana State University AgCenter
Publication Type: Experiment Station
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/4/2023
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The infield stage of the variety development program is the first stage in which yield estimates are based on plot weights instead of estimated yields derived from stalk population and stalk weight. Varieties from the LSU AgCenter program (L’ s) are planted in infield tests the year after assignment while varieties from the USDA program (Ho's) are included two years after assignment. In 2021, infield tests were planted at USDA’s Ardoyne Farm in Schriever (Ho varieties only) and commercial farms located in Vacherie and Maurice, LA, representing three distinct regions and soil types of the Louisiana sugarcane industry. Yield and quality results including sugar per acre, tons of cane per acre, suger per ton of cane stalks per acre, and percent fiber are presented for the 2017-, 2018- and 2019-series assignments in infield testing. These results are compared to the yield and quality data from commercially grown sugarcane varieties.