Evaluation of the Agro-technological and Health Characteristics of Sugar Cane Varieties (Saccharum officinarum L.) in Rainfall Conditions

Alle Yamoussou Joseph *

National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA), Ferkessedougou Research Station, Sugar Cane Program, BP 121, Ferkéssedougou, Ivory Coast.

Bogui Tavares

Félix Houphouët Boigny University, UFR Biosciences, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Valorization of Biological Resources, Research Unit of Plant Physiology and Pathology, 22 BP.582 Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast.

Yeo Gnenakan

National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA), Ferkessedougou Research Station, Sugar Cane Program, BP 121, Ferkéssedougou, Ivory Coast.

Kouame Konan Didier

Félix Houphouët Boigny University, UFR Biosciences, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Valorization of Biological Resources, Research Unit of Plant Physiology and Pathology, 22 BP.582 Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast.

Fondio Lassina

National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA), Regional Directorate of Korhogo, BP 856 Korhogo, Ivory Coast.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Sugar cane Saccharum officinarum (Poaceae) is an important industrial crop in the Ivory Coast. Cane production involves two types of culture. The irrigated cultivation of sugar cane which is that practiced by industrialists and the cultivation in rainy conditions which is that of village producers The study aimed to improve agricultural productivity in village sugar cane plantations by selecting varieties adapted to rain conditions. The trials carried out at the CNRA research station in Ferké (north of the Ivory Coast) in experimental plots were arranged in complete randomized blocks with 7 varieties, including two controls, repeated 6 times. These experiments were carried out on two consecutive harvest cycles, a virgin and a regrowth, with cane yield, extractable sugar content and tolerance to bio-aggressors as the main selection criteria. The varieties Co 997, M 1176/77 and M 2238/89 were found to be significantly superior to controls R 570 and SP 711406. As for the variety KnH 80412, it appeared equivalent to the best control R 570. Among these 5 varieties tested under rainy conditions, the most productive was Co 997 with 60.5 t of cane / ha after 2 consecutive harvest cycles since the new plantation. These best varieties   Co 997, M 1176/77 and M 2238/89 are drought tolerant and can therefore replace obsolete varieties that have become too sensitive to the major enemies of sugar cane in village cultivation in the Ferkessédougou region.

Keywords: Cane yield, drought tolerance, extractable sugar content, Ferkessédougou


How to Cite

Joseph , Alle Yamoussou, Bogui Tavares, Yeo Gnenakan, Kouame Konan Didier, and Fondio Lassina. 2024. “Evaluation of the Agro-Technological and Health Characteristics of Sugar Cane Varieties (Saccharum Officinarum L.) in Rainfall Conditions”. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 36 (3):184-98. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i34414.