Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology (Aug 2015)

RB975952 – Early maturing sugarcane cultivar

  • Monalisa Sampaio Carneiro,
  • Roberto Giacomini Chapola,
  • Antônio Ribeiro Fernandes Júnior,
  • Danilo Eduardo Cursi,
  • Fernanda Zatti Barreto,
  • Thiago Willian Almeida Balsalobre,
  • Hermann Paulo Hoffmann

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-70332015v15n3c34
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 3
pp. 193 – 196

Abstract

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RB975952 is an early maturing sugarcane cultivar released for the South-Central region of Brazil. It should be harvested between April and May, and it is recommended for planting in environments with medium to high production potential. RB975952 has high resistance levels to the main diseases of the crop, it also has a good shoot development after mechanical harvesting, and high sucrose yields.

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