CATION-EXCHANGE CAPACITY OF ROOTS AND YIELD POTENTIAL IN SUGARCANE

CATION-EXCHANGE CAPACITY OF ROOTS AND YIELD POTENTIAL IN SUGARCANE

The cation exchange capacity (C.E.C.) in sett roots (30 days) and shoot roots (95 days and 135 days) in six high yielding and five low-yielding hybrid sugarcane varieties was determined and the results are presented. A high positive correlation (r + 0.87) was found to exist between sett root C.E.C....

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Published in:Plant and soil Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 314 - 318
Main Authors: RAO, K. CHIRANJEEVI, KRISHNAMURTHY, T. N., RAO, J. THULJARAM
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Martinus Nijhoff 01-12-1967
Subjects:
Breeding
Canes
Cation exchange capacity
Correlations
Plant roots
Planting
Plants
Sugar cane
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Summary:The cation exchange capacity (C.E.C.) in sett roots (30 days) and shoot roots (95 days and 135 days) in six high yielding and five low-yielding hybrid sugarcane varieties was determined and the results are presented. A high positive correlation (r + 0.87) was found to exist between sett root C.E.C. and yield of cane in tons/acre. There was no significant difference between the occasions of sampling. The useful role of C.E.C. as an yield index in large scale progeny testing in economic breeding programmes in this crop is indicated.
ISSN:0032-079X
1573-5036
DOI:10.1007/BF01376324