EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASM

The wild sugarcane species, Erianthus arundinaceus, was evaluated for its stalk characters, biomass production, fiber content and juice quality. This species has the potential to provide fiber as raw material for paper manufacture, bio-fermentation of juice into alcohol and energy through coge...

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Main Authors: V.A. Amalraj, P. Rakkiyappan, A.K Rema Devi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sugarcane Research and Development 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Sugarcane Research
Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSR/article/view/99264
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author V.A. Amalraj
P. Rakkiyappan
A.K Rema Devi
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description The wild sugarcane species, Erianthus arundinaceus, was evaluated for its stalk characters, biomass production, fiber content and juice quality. This species has the potential to provide fiber as raw material for paper manufacture, bio-fermentation of juice into alcohol and energy through cogeneration. So far no systematic evaluation of this semi-wild species has been done for biomass yield, fiber content and quality, and no program to cultivate it for its co-products ever attempted. Initially, 107 accessions available in the world germplasm collection of Erianthus maintained at the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, were screened for nine quantitative traits and the data were subjected to analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Single stalk weight and number of tillers showed high variance (CV%). Hierarchical cluster analysis produced nine clusters. Out of these 107 clones, six clones were further evaluated for 13 yield characters. Analysis of the data indicated that the clone SES 159 was the most promising in terms of biomass and stalk yield.
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spelling doaj.art-e3c4b97b61e84abb8142da25638e72292022-12-22T02:11:42ZengSociety for Sugarcane Research and DevelopmentJournal of Sugarcane Research2249-927X2582-47672020-03-0112EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASMV.A. Amalraj0P. Rakkiyappan1A.K Rema Devi2Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore 641007, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore 641007, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore 641007, Tamil Nadu, India The wild sugarcane species, Erianthus arundinaceus, was evaluated for its stalk characters, biomass production, fiber content and juice quality. This species has the potential to provide fiber as raw material for paper manufacture, bio-fermentation of juice into alcohol and energy through cogeneration. So far no systematic evaluation of this semi-wild species has been done for biomass yield, fiber content and quality, and no program to cultivate it for its co-products ever attempted. Initially, 107 accessions available in the world germplasm collection of Erianthus maintained at the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, were screened for nine quantitative traits and the data were subjected to analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Single stalk weight and number of tillers showed high variance (CV%). Hierarchical cluster analysis produced nine clusters. Out of these 107 clones, six clones were further evaluated for 13 yield characters. Analysis of the data indicated that the clone SES 159 was the most promising in terms of biomass and stalk yield. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSR/article/view/99264
spellingShingle V.A. Amalraj
P. Rakkiyappan
A.K Rema Devi
EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASM
Journal of Sugarcane Research
title EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASM
title_full EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASM
title_fullStr EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASM
title_full_unstemmed EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASM
title_short EVALUATION OF WILD SUGARCANE ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS (RETZ) JESW. GERMPLASM
title_sort evaluation of wild sugarcane erianthus arundinaceus retz jesw germplasm
url https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSR/article/view/99264
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