NATIONAL SUGAR CROPS
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PARC
Compound, Jungshahi Road, Makli, Thatta,
OBJECTIVES
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To develop sugarcane varieties with high yield, higher sucrose content and disease resistance for different agro-ecological zones of the country.
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To develop sugarcane varieties for stress conditions such as resistance to drought, salinity and water logging, frost and high temperature.
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To develop varieties resistant to lodging and suitable for mechanical cultivation.
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To develop agronomic requirements for the new varieties such as plant population for plant and ratoon crops, row spacings suitable for accommodating intercrops and with high light utilization efficiency.
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To produce basic seed of new varieties for the farmers.
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To develop linkage between national and international institutes for exchange of scientific information, visit of scientists and training of scientific manpower.
VARIETALS DEVELOPMENT
The NSCRI at Makli, Thatta has been working on development of new sugarcane
varieties through local and exotic fuzz since 1989-90. Every year large number
of seedlings is grown in nursery from local and exotic fuzz. These seedlings are
shifted to main field and their testing involves several selection stages as
shown below:
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Selection year |
Selection stage |
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Year 1 |
Sowing of fuzz/ maintenance of nursery |
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Year 1 |
Transplantation in single clone trial |
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Year 2 |
First cycle |
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Year 3 |
Second cycle |
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Year 4 |
Third cycle |
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Year 5 |
Fourth cycle |
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Year 6 |
Preliminary yield trial |
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Year 7 |
Advance varietal trial |
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Year 8 |
National Uniform Varietal Yield Trial and Zonal varietal testing trials |
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Year 9 |
Agronomic trials and seed increase. |
Number of clones in each selection stage is reduced by rejecting undesirable clones. The clones, which are genetically superiot in the traits of interest are selected and promoted to next selection stage for further evaluation and selection. In third cycle, variety name is allotted to each clone, selection of the clones is made on the basis of some yield contributing characters and commercial cane sugar percentage (CCS%). The data on cane yield, yield components and CCS% are recorded in fourth cycle and onwards. At NSCRI following selection criteria is used for the development of new sugarcane varieties:
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High yield and high sucrose content.
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Resistance to insect pest and disease
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Resistance to drought and salinity
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Good ratooner
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Erect and self trash
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Non flowering
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Zero pith
The scientists
of NSCRI, Thatta, over years of research have developed many new sugarcane
varieties. The variety Thatta-10 (developed from local fuzz of L-113 commercial
sugarcane variety) has been approved by GoS for its commercial cultivation.
In addition to
this, the proposal for approval of Thatta-300 sugarcane variety developed from
exotic fuzz has been submitted to VEC, PARC, Islamabad. Likewise, the proposal
for Thatta-127 will be submitted to VEC shortly. Besides, another seven
promising sugarcane varieties viz. HoTh-2109, HoTh-311, HoTh-318, HoTh-326,
HoTh-344, HoTh-348 and HoTh-409 have been got registered with Federal Seed
Certification Department, GoP.
Sugar beet
The institute is also working on the introduction and acclimatization of sugar
beet. Many exotic sugar beet varieties have been successfully introduced and
acclimatized under agro-climatic conditions of lower Sindh.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Sugarcane
Thatta-10
sugarcane variety was developed and released for commercial cultivation during
2004. The variety has an average yield of 10 tons per hactare with average sugar
recovery percentage of 12%.
Annual varietal selection at NSCRI, Thatta
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Selection year |
Selection stage |
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Year 1 |
Sowing of fuzz/ maintenance of nursery |
|
Year 1 |
Transplantation in single clone trial |
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Year 2 |
First cycle |
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Year 3 |
Second cycle |
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Year 4 |
Third cycle |
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Year 5 |
Fourth cycle |
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Year 6 |
Preliminary yield trial |
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Year 7 |
Advance varietal trial |
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Year 8 |
National Uniform Varietal Yield Trial and Zonal varietal testing trials |
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Year 9 |
Agronomic trials and seed increase. |
Sugarcane varieties in final stage or release
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Varieties |
Ave. Cane Yield (t/ha) |
Av. Sugar Recovery (%) |
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HoTh-127 |
1300 |
13.5 |
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HoTh-300* |
1600 |
12.0 |
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HoTh-326 |
1500 |
12.5 |
*The
proposal for HoTh-300 has been prepared for commercial release. The proposal for
the rest two varieties is under compilation.
Sugar beet
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Different sugar beet varieties viz. Aura, Pamela, Kaweterma, KWS-1451, KWS-9211, Posada, Dorotea, Bianca, Polyrex, Polyplus, BR-01, FD-0808 and SDPak-03-05 were successfully acclimatized under agro-climatic conditions of Thatta.
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Fertilizer dose @ 120-129 kg NP/ha was determined as economic dose for sugar beet.
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Application of N-fertilizer was also tested. It was recommended that 120kg N/ha divied in 03 equal applications at planting, after thinning and after a month of thinning are satisfactory.
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In irrigation trial, eight irrigations were recommended for sugar beet.
SCIENTIFIC STAFF
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Name / Designation/ Address |
Contact # |
E-mail Address |
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Mr. Salahuddin Junejo, P.S.O , Director |
Office # 0298-920089 Cell # 03013584919 |
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Mr. Babar Raza Kazi, P.S.O |
03142805334 |
babarrazakazi@yahoo.com |
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Dr. Naimatullah Bughio, P.S.O |
03135079346 |
nbughio@yahoo.com |
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Mr. Ghulam Sarwar Unar, P.S.O |
03008286902 |
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Mr. Muhammad Younis Arain, P.S.O |
03012258403 |
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Mr. Naeemullah Gujar, S.O |
03023283943 |
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Mr. Abdul Fatah Soomro, S.O |
03013475547 |
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Mr. Muhammad Aslam Rajput, S.O |
03013626238 |
- - - |
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Mr. Ghulam Moheyuddin Kaloi, S.O |
03013813634 |
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Mr. Ali Hassan Mari, S.O |
03032590010 |
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Mr. Muhammad Chohan, S.O |
03322955811 |
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Mr. Riaz Noor Panhwar, S.O |
03337262092 |
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Mr. Ubaidullah Anwar Talpur, S.O |
03012039346 |
uatalpur@hotmail.com |
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Mr. Din Muhammad Chandio, S.O |
03003063041 |
Dinmohammad_khan@yahoo.com |
RESOURCE PERSON
| Mr. Salahuddin Junejo, Director | salah_junejo@yahoo.com |
| Mr. Riaz Noor Panhwar, SO | rnoor_73@yahoo.com |