Effect of Salt in the Soil on Yield and Quality of Sugarcane

During spring seasons of 2018-19 to 2020-21 at research farm of U.P. Council of Sugarcane Research, Shahjahanpur a pot experiment was conducted. Varieties viz., CoS 09232, CoS 13235, CoS 14231, CoSe08452, UP 05125, CoLk 94184, Co 98014, Co 0118, CoSe 01434 and CoS 08279 were used for evaluating for their resistance to saline CoSe 01434 and CoS 08279 were used as standard for salinity. Saline soil was artificially maintained 8.0 EC dsm-¹ by mixing Sodium Chloride, Calcium Chloride and Sodium Sulphate in required amount against normal soil pH 7.7, 1.4 EC dsm-1 in glazed pots. In each pots five cane setts were planted the performance of varieties growing in normal and saline soil condition has been compared. The results indicated that yield components were reduced under saline soil condition than the respective normal soil. Varieties CoS 13235, UP05125, CoS14231, CoLk94184 and Co 98014 gave higher germination, tillers, millable canes, shoot heightand leaf area/plantunder saline soil condition. Salinity was also affected sucrose percent in juice salinity. VarietiesUP 05125, CoLk 94184, CoS 13235, Co 98014 and Co 0118 gave higher sucrose percent in juice, All the varieties showed there lower value under saline condition. Conclusively, on the basis of yield reduction percent varieties CoS 13235, UP 05125, CoLk 94184 and Co14231 showed higher yield potential and relatively lower reduction percent as compares to others varieties tested were found to be more tolerant to salinity.