RB962962, a sugarcane cultivar for late harvest

Abstract

In the Northeast of Brazil, sugarcane cultivar RB962962 is harvested at the end of the cycle, between December and February, with a high sugar yield per area. Recommended for sandy soils of medium texture and fertility, it is resistant to the major diseases and fast-growing in plant and ratoon crops.

Keywords

• Saccharum spp
• management
• genetic improvement.