Agriculture Extension Balochistan - Sugarcane

Crop Detail Sugarcane is an important industrial and cash crop in Pakistan and in many countries of the world. The average production of sugar cane in Pakistan is 450-500 mounds per acre which is very much low compared to the cane production by other countries. Agronomic factors like preparatory tillage, bed preparation, planting techniques and time, water availability for irrigation, application of fertilizers, management of ratoon crop, harvesting time, type of cultivars and plant protection measures significantly affect its production. These factors also contribute to the cost of production. It is noteworthy that the cultivation of sugar cane crop is carried out for crushing purposes to obtain sugar, Panela (Jaggery. gur), and other products. By-products like alcohol used in the pharmaceutical industry, ethanol used as a fuel, bagasse used for paper-making and chipboard manufacturing and press mud used as a rich source of organic matter that adds to soil fertility are derived after the cane is crushed Pakistan occupies an important position in cane producing countries of the world. It ranks at the fifth position in cane acreage and production and almost 15th position in sugar production.
Major/Minor	Major
Temporary/Permanent	Temporary
Category	Agriculture Extension
Type	Crops
Climate	Tropical
Water Method	Irrigated
Duration	Perennial
Economic Type	Cash Crop
Growing Season	Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops

Managements

Fertilizer

At The time of sowing
2 bags DAP+1.5 bags MOP/SOP (For less fertile soil)

At The time of sowing
1.5 bags DAP + 1 bag MOP/SOP

4-5 weeks after Sowing
1 Bag Urea / Acre

8-10 weeks after sowing
1.5 Bags urea for less fertile soil / 1 bag urea for medium fertile soil

14-16 weeks after sowing
1.5 bag Urea + 1.5 bag SOP or MOP for less fertile soil

zinc sulfate
1 bag / acre

Land Preparation

Sowing Method

Sowing Time

Row - Row Distance

Plant - Plant Distance

Irrigation

Harvesting

Thrashing

Pruning

Cutting

Spraying

Climate

Storage

Marketing

Rouging

Inter Cropping

Seed Soaking

Pests, Weeds, Diseases & Disorders

Sucking Pests

Rats Yellow aphids White Fly Mealy Bugs Gurdaspur Borer/ Root borer black bugs Termites Aphids Green Grasshopper in Sugarcane Mites stem borer Wild Boar Early Shoot Borer Stalk Borer White grub Top Shoot Borer Pyrilla Scale Insect Woolly Aphid Grass hopper

Weeds

Weeds All type of weeds cynodon (Khabal Narrow leaf

Fungal Diseases

Loose smut root rot Whip smut Brown spots Sugar cane leaf spot Red spots Red rot Fusarium Stalk Rot Yellow Rust

Nutrient

Chip Buding

Seed Varieties

Name	Seed Rate
MARDAN-2005	-80-100 mds/acre
MARDAN-93	-80-100 mds/acre
ABID-96	-
CPM-13	-
CP-48-103	-
CO-1321	-
CP-51-21	-
JN-88-1	-
CP-44-101	-
IM-61	-
L-62-96	-
MARDAN-92	-
CP-400-77	-
BANNU-1	-
COJ-84	-
ISRAR SHAHEED CP-1827	4000-5000 kg / Acre
SPSG-394	.
ABDUL QAYYUM 2017	.
ISRAR SHAHEED SC	.
SPF-234	.
HSF-240	.