SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PUSA, BIHAR


About the Centre

It is situated on the southern and western bank of the river Burhi Gandak at 25o59' N, 85o40' E, and 52.1 M above mean sea level, which falls in sub-humid, sub-tropical climate with moderate rainfall, hot dry summer and cold winter. Generally, south-west monsoon sets in third or fourth week of June and continues upto September. The mean annual temperature varies from 24 to 26oC with mean summer temperature ranging between 28 and 33oC and mean winter temperatures between 17 and 19oC. The mean annual rainfall is about 12000 mm. Soil is sandy loam and calcareous in nature suitable for sugarcane. The suitable time for visitors is from September- March.

Staff Details

Dr. A.K.Singh
Director
Mob:09415920101/ 7521981101
shantaanil@yahoo.com
director.sri@rpcau.ac.in
Dr. Navnit Kumar
Asstt.Professor-cum- Scientist(agronomy)
Mob:09431893339
navnitsripusa@gmail.com
Navnit.sri@rpcau.ac.in
Dr. D.N. Kamat
Asstt Professor-cum-Scientist
(Plant Breeding & Genetics)
Crop Coordinator/Local P.I.AICRP(S)
Mob: 09801454742
kamatrau.pusa@gmail.com
pi.sugarcane@rpcau.ac.in
Dr. Md. Minnatullah
Asstt.Professor-cum-Scientist
Plant Pathology
Mob:09471644421
minat.pusa@gmail.com

Salient achievements

  • Planting geometry of 30:120 cm (paired row) performed significantly better for cane yield.
  • Intercropping of coriander with autumn planted sugarcane should be given two irrigations at 60 and 90 days after sowing of coriander with 100% RDF to both the crops and normal irrigation to sugarcane after harvest of coriander.
  • Intercropping of garlic with autumn planted sugarcane should be given 4 irrigations at 30, 60, 90 and 120 DAS along with 100% RDF to both the crops and normal irrigation to sugarcane after harvest of garlic.
  • Sugarcane crop lodge due to high rainfall and wind velocity in early or late September, thereby affecting the yield as well as juice quality. To prevent lodging, a method called “Pusa method” has been developed by the institute in which green and dry leaves of sugarcane plants are used as a rope to interlink two rows of sugarcane plants.
  • The conventional method of planting was better with respect to millable canes and cane yield. However, irrigation water at IW/ CPE ratio of 1.00 was found better over 0.75 and 0.50 IW/ CPE ratios.
  • Gap filling, stubble shaving and irrigation are the most important critical factors for ratoon management.
  • The application of Atrazine @ 2 kg ai/ha (PE) + Dicamba @ 350 g ai/ha at 75 DAP or Atrazine @ 2 kg ai/ha PE followed by 2, 4-D 1 kg ai/ha at 60 DAP proved most effective for binding weeds.
  • Application of 75% NPK through inorganic fertilizer and 25% through composted pressmud cane or FYM and bio-fertilizers maintain soil health and sustain sugarcane productivity.
  • 80 kg sulphur per hectare is beneficial for increasing cane and sugar yield in sulphur deficient soil.
  • About 25-30 kg N/ha can be saved with application of Azotobacter @ 4.0 kg/ha in soil.
  • Sugarcane trash @ 10 t/ha inoculated with Trichoderma (500g/t) trash along with Azotobacter (4kg/ha) with RDF were found beneficial for increasing sugarcane yield, juice quality and for maintaining soil health.
  • Application of the biomethanated distillery effluent in soil @ 150 m3/ha one month before sowing of the crop was found beneficial for increasing cane yield and maintaining soil health.
  • Application of fertilizers on soil test basis i.e. (200 kg N, 100kg P2O5, 100kg K2O 25 kg ZnSO4 & 40 kg S) was found suitable for maintaining soil fertility, enhancing yield and quality of cane in calcareous soil of Bihar.
  • Application of fresh sulphitation pressmud cake @ 20 t/ha at ratooning and 60 kg K2O/ha 30 days before ratooning were found superior in improving winter ratoon cane yield.
  • 80 isolates of red rot were divided in seven groups which were further classified into three pathotypes prevalent in Bihar.
  • Seed treatment with Bavistin 0.1% or Thiram/Captan/Brassicol @ 0.25% were found effective in enhancing seed germination and controlling seedling rot disease.
  • Spraying of Bavistin (0.1%), Blitox (0.25%), Redomil MZ (0.1%), Endofil M-45 (0.25%), Bordeaux mixture (1%) or Brassicol just after sowing of fluff controls seedling blight
  • Chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 5 L/ha or phorate 10 G @ 15 Kg/ha at the time of planting gives better control of termite, white grub and root borers.
  • Use of Carbofuran 3 G @ 33 Kg/ha at the time of earthing-up has been found effective against borers in general and top borers in particular.
  • An IPM module i.e. Mechanical + Carbofuran + Trichocard has been found to be superior for the control of plassey borer.

Recently Released varieties

Name of the varieties Maturity group Year of release
State ICAR
BO 146 Mid-late 2008 2009 (Identified)
CoP 2061 (CoP 06436) Mid-late 2011 2015 (Released and Notified)
BO 153 Early 2011 -
CoP 112 Early 2015 -
BO 154 Mid-late 2015 -
CoP 09437 Mid-late   2015 (Identified)
CoP 16437(Rajendra Ganna-1) Early 2019 -

Varieties developed and released for commercial cultivation in Bihar

Sl.No. Varieties Maturity Group Yield (t/ha) Recovery (%) % Area in the state Year of release Status of continuation
1 BO 91 MS 78.0 10.2 55.0 1978 Continuing
2 BO 109 ML 80.0 11.2 22.0 1986 Continuing
3 BO 110 ML 78.0 10.4 42.0 1988 Continuing
4 CoP 9206 ML 85.0 10.8 15.0 1994 Continuing
5 BO 130 E 90.0 10.5 22.0 1997 Continuing
6 CoP 9301 E 88.0 11.0 21.0 1996 Continuing
7 CoP 9302 ML 94.0 10.8 12.0 1996 Continuing
8 BO 136 ML 85.0 10.5 15.0 2002 Continuing
9 BO 137 ML 88.0 10.4 21.0 2002 Continuing
10 BO 138 E 85.0 10.7 15.0 2003 Continuing
11 CoP 9702 ML 85.0 10.8 18.0 2003 Continuing
12 BO 139 E 84.0 11.0 23.0 2005 Continuing
13 BO 147 ML 88.0 11.0 25.0 2005 Continuing
14 BO 145 E 82.0 11.0 10.0 2006 Continuing
15 BO 141 ML 88.5 11.2 15.0 2006 Continuing
16 BO 146 ML 92.0 11.0 18.0 2008 Continuing
17 BO 153 E 87.0 11.2 12.0 2011 Continuing
18 CoP 2061 ML 98.0 10.5 15.0 2011 Continuing
19 CoP 112 E 96.5 11.5 8.0 2015 New Variety
20 BO 154 ML 104.2 11.3 10.0 2015 New Variety
21 CoP09437 ML 98.5 11.2 New 2015 Identified by CVRC
22 CoP 16437(Rajendra Ganna-1) E 101.6 12.0 New 2019 New Variety

Major interventions for improving the productivity/recovery of sugarcane in Bihar

  • Need of initiating a technology mission on adoption of ratoon management technology giving emphasis on multi- ratooning.
  • Effort should be made to popularize autumn planting with suitable intercrops.
  • Adoption of suitable variety for stress condition
  • Ensuring timely supply of fertilizers and chemicals to cane growers, if possible through sugar factories.
  • Strengthening of seed production/seed certification programme.
  • Farm mechanization in sugarcane is the need of hour to fight labour shortage.
  • Season wise and variety wise planting programme should be chalked out in each factory.
  • Maturity wise harvesting programme should be prepared and implemented.