Ni14; a new high-quality sugarcane cultivar
2002
Ujihara, K. (National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Nishigoshi, Kumamoto (Japan)) | Sugimoto, A. | Maeda, H. | Shimoda, S. | Oka, M. | Mogami, K. | Katsuda, Y. | Sonoda, T. | Mizumoto, F. | Higashi, T. | Sato, M. | Yoshida, N. | Kozuma, M. | Matsumoto, Y. | Mochidome, N. | Komaki, Y. | Tanaka, S. | Hayashi, T. | Hidaka, N.
1. A new sugarcane cultivar, ""Ni14,"" developed by the National Agricultural Research Center for the Kyushu Okinawa Region, Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan, was selected from an open pollinated cross of KF78-81 performed in 1986. It was selected from 1,137 seedlings through five selection steps and three yield evaluations, including a regional adaptability test, over a period of 11 years. 2. The primary characteristics of Ni14 are as follows. Stem characteristics: Longer than NiF8, the leading cultivar in Tanegashima, with the same diameter as NiF8. Early stage growth: Good germination, good stem elongation. Tilling ability: Inferior to NiF8. Maturity class: Early, the same as NiF8. Bend resistance to wind: Greater than NiF8. Harvesting characteristics: Easy, better than NiF8. Sugar yield: More than NiF8 in spring planting but less than NiF8 in ratooning. Milling characteristics: Superior to NiF8 in sugar recovery. Juice quality characteristics: Rich in sucrose and low in reducing sugars. 3. Ni14 is well adapted to Tanegashima, given its high sucrose content. This cultivar was registered in 2000 as a recommended cultivar for Tanegashima.
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