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
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Dr. A.K.Singh
Director
Mob:09415920101/ 7521981101
shantaanil@yahoo.com
director.sri@rpcau.ac.in
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Dr. Navnit Kumar
Asstt.Professor-cum- Scientist(agronomy)
Mob:09431893339
navnitsripusa@gmail.com
Navnit.sri@rpcau.ac.in |
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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
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Dr. Md. Minnatullah
Asstt.Professor-cum-Scientist
Plant Pathology
Mob:09471644421
minat.pusa@gmail.com
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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
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Name of the varieties |
Maturity group |
Year of release |
| State |
ICAR
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| BO 146 |
Mid-late |
2008 |
2009 (Identified) |
| CoP 2061
(CoP 06436)
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Mid-late |
2011 |
2015 (Released and Notified) |
| BO 153 |
Early |
2011 |
- |
| CoP 112 |
Early |
2015 |
- |
| BO 154 |
Mid-late |
2015 |
- |
| CoP 09437 |
Mid-late |
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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
(%)
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% 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
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Need of initiating a technology mission on adoption of ratoon management
technology giving emphasis on multi- ratooning.
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Effort should be made to popularize autumn planting with suitable intercrops.
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Adoption of suitable variety for stress condition
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Ensuring timely supply of fertilizers and chemicals to cane growers, if possible
through sugar factories.
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Strengthening of seed production/seed certification programme.
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Farm mechanization in sugarcane is the need of hour to fight labour shortage.
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Season wise and variety wise planting programme should be chalked out in each
factory.
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Maturity wise harvesting programme should be prepared and implemented.
