Observation Trail for Clones Generated from Fuzz at Beles Sugar Development Project

Abstract

This study was done to screen best performing clones generated from true sugarcane seed based on basic agronomic traits and visual observations from large populations over the standard checks then to promote for next Sugar cane performance trial. The trial was laid out in an augmented randomized complete block design of which the three checks replicated but clones were not replicated during 2015 and 2016 growing season at Tana Beles Sugar Development Project. Data were collected for sprouting percent, number of tillers, millable stalk, plant height and visual observations were made for diseases, flowering, and over all performances. The results indicated that the clones had highly significant differences for stalk count and plant height indicating the availability of high genetic variability among the genotypes studied regarding these trait. Thus, based on the stalk count and cane height performances and by considering visual observation for flowering, diseases and etc. 46 genotypes were selected. These selected genotypes will be planted with three standard checks in three replications by using Lattice Square Design for to select best performing Sugarcane Genotypes through thoroughly selection procedures.