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Boosting cane productivity: Visitors taking a look at a stall at `Kisan Datewise
Mela 2009’, organised by the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, in
Coimbatore. — Features:
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COIMBATORE: Sugarcane growers from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Literary Review
Nadu and Maharashtra got a chance of knowing the latest sugarcane Metro Plus
varieties, mechanised implements and an exclusive website at the ‘Kisan Open Page
Mela’ that is on at the Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI) from Wednesday. Education Plus
Book Review
Sessions Business
SciTech
The three-day mela that includes an exhibition, video shows, interactive NXg
sessions with sugarcane technologists and scientists, demonstrations and Friday Review
field visits, was inaugurated by C. Swaminathan, Vice-Chancellor, Cinema Plus
Bharathiar University. Young World
Property Plus
Productivity Quest

Speaking on the occasion, he urged the sugarcane scientists to improve

sugarcane productivity per unit area as the land area for sugarcane
expansion was limited.

“Sugar shortage should be taken seriously as the demand for sugar is

growing with the growing population. Researchers and scientists should
make efforts to stabilise production,” the Vice-Chancellor said.

N. Vijayan Nair, Director, SBI, said the institute was developing new
varieties and technologies to improve productivity and reduce cost of
cultivation.

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“Six new varieties released by the institute through the Central Varietals
Release Committee with high yield and quality potential are on display at
the expo. The new varieties are also resistant to red rot, drought and
salinity,” the Director said.

Demonstration

Growers were not only shown the new varieties at the expo, but also given
demonstration on planting them at the fields in the institute. Co 2001-13
and Co 2001-15 for South India, and Co 0118, Co 0232, Co 0233 and Co
238 for North India were the new varieties recommended.

“Besides the new varieties, another attraction is the mini tractor to promote
mechanised cultivation of sugarcane. The tractor enables cultivation of
sugarcane in wider row spacing, weeding, ridging and furrowing operations,
D. Puthira Prathap, Senior Scientist, SBI, said.

Farm equipment

The 32-stalls at the expo did not only have information on sugarcane, but
also had Government Departments displaying the latest on plantation crops,
tubers, etc. Research institutions, fertilizer and pesticide manufacturers,
sugar factories, farm equipment manufacturers and other service providers
had displayed their wares.

A prototype of the website ‘CaneInfo’ was on display for the visitors for their
feedback. Once it was updated with good suggestions from the sugarcane
growers, the site would be hosted on the Internet. Multi-lingual interactive
sessions and a visit to a micro-irrigation plot were also organised.

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