An Analysis of Parental Dose for Future Sugarcane Varieties

Development of sub-tropical varieties of sugarcane with characteristic features like high sugar, thick cane etc from the narrow genetic base of the breeding population in sugarcane prompted the parental study of common varieties. The study indicated the role of parental dose in imparting some of the characteristic features to the common varieties. Also, it suggested a time saving methodology to select and utilize parents for the future breeding programmes.