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Research Activities

Following are the research activities of the Institute

Sugarcane Variety Development

  • Maintenance & flowering behaviour of germplasm (Saccharum officinarum)

  • Hybridization program at SBSS, Murree

  • Controlled flowering induction in sugarcane clones

  • Raising of fuzz and establishment of seedling

  • Study of sugarcane seedlings in field and selection of desirable phenotypes

  • Nursery- I

  • Nursery-II

  • Preliminary varietal trial (N-III)

  • Semi-final varietal trial

  • Final varietal trial

  • National Uniform Yield Trial (1st YEAR).

  • National Uniform Yield Trial (2nd YEAR).

  • Genepool

  • Taxonomic classification of cane varieties/clones.

Sugarcane Agronomy

  • Zonal testing of sugarcane varieties / promising clones

  • Performance of sugarcane clones / varieties at various irrigation levels / regimes

  • Intercropping in sugarcane

  • Intercropping in sugarcane

  • Ratooning potential of promising sugarcane clones

  • Performance of sugarcane clones at various planting times

  • Fertilizer use efficiency of sugarcane clones.

  • Effect of 2-4 budded setts and hill up planting of sugarcane on germination, yield and quality of sugarcane

  • Ratoon management trial

  • Effect of fym and deep ploughing on yield and quality of plant and ratoon sugarcane crop.

  • Sustainable sugarcane production in changing climatic conditions

  • Trench planting vs. Pit planting

  • Pre-basic seed production of approved varieties

  • Spot examination of sugarcane clone

  • Dus testing of sugarcane clones

Sugarcane Pathology

  • Evaluation of resistance in sugarcane clones to red rot disease

  • Screening of sugarcane clones /advanced lines against whip smut disease of sugarcane under artificial condition.

  • Screening of sugarcane clones /advanced lines against pokkah boeng disease of sugarcane under artificial  condition.

  • Evaluation of resistance in sugarcane clones to rust disease of sugarcane.

  • Evaluation of resistance in sugarcane clones to red stripe disease of sugarcane under natural condition

  • Evaluation of resistance in sugarcane clones to sugarcane mosaic disease of sugarcane under natural condition.

  • Screening of sugarcane advanced lines against diseases under natural and inoculated conditions in zonal trials.

  • Evaluation of red rot disease resistant somaclone seed of sugarcane somaclone variety spf 234

Sugarcane Entomology

  • Screening of sugarcane clones for resistance against borers.

  • Efficacy testing studies of different insecticides against borer pests in sugarcane crop

  • Biological vs chemical control of insect pests in sugarcane crop (collaborative study between SRI, Faisalabad & NARC, Islamabad)

Sugarcane Technology

  • Quality evaluation of sugarcane clones.

  • Screening of promising sugarcane clones for gur production and its quality

  • To evaluate fertilizer requirement of early, medium and late maturing sugarcane varietes

  • Residual effects of green manuring on soil phosphorus dynamics

  • Soil vs fertigation of k fertilizer on nutrients uptake, sucrose contents and cane yield

  • Effect of sulphur nutrition on fertilizer use efficiency and juice quality of sugarcane

  • Effects of delayed cane crushing on juice quality

  • Survey & collection of soil, water, weed and cane samples from central, southern and northern Punjab

  • Selection of sugarcane varieties/clones tolerant to salinity stress

  • Soil and foliar application of micronutrients (Zn & Fe) to increase cane and sugar yield