SALEEM MALIK FROM LODHRAN

2. “SUGARCANE”
Presented To:
Dr. Aown Samar Raza
Presented By:
Muhamad Saleem
Roll No:
B-025
3rd Semester (Section B)
The Islamia University Of Bahawal Pur

3. Botanical Description
History &Origion
Economic Importance
Climate & Locality
Soil
Seed Rate
Sowing Time
Contents
 Fertilizers
 Weeds Control
 Irrigations
 Harvesting
 Yield
 Insect Pests

4. Local Name:
Sugarcane
Botanical Name:
Saccharum officinarum L.
Family:
Poaceae
Botanical Description

5.  Originated from New Guinea.
 In 6000 BC, It is reached to Sub Continent.
 From India, It is spread to Arabia, China & Persia.
 B/w 500 to 1100 A.D, It spread from Fiji to Havana,
Tonga & Tahiti.
History & Origion

6.  Raw Material for Sugar Industry
60% Sugarcane used in Sugar Industry
30% used to make unrefined sugar
About 10% is retained as Seed
Cane juice is used in manufacturing of Gur &
Shakar
Economic Importance

7. Climate & Locality
• Sugarcane is a tropical crop.
• Temperature requirement is 20 0C to 26 0C.
• Requires warm and humid climate for growth.

8. Soil
 Grown on wise range of soils.
 Grows best on fertile medium.
 Soils rich in organic matter are most suitable.

9. Seed Rate
In Strip Planting
Medium & Thin varieties (6-7 tons stripped cane/ha)
Thick cane varieties (8-9 tons stripped cane/ha)
 In Pit Planting
About 100,000 thirty-two budded sets/ha.

10. Sowing Time
 2 Sowing Seasons.
(i) Spring (ii) Fall
In Fall
In Punjab and Sindh Sept-Oct
In KPK Oct-Nov
In Spring
Punjab & Sindh Feb-March

11. Sowing Methods
Strip Planting
Pit Planting

12. Fertilizers
 Sugarcane Crop needs
84-101 kg of Nitrogen
56-67 kg of Phosphorus
168 kg of Potassium

13. Weed Control
Weeds found in Sugarcane Crop are:
 Sedges
 Grasses
 Broad Leaved Weeds

14. Irrigation
Stages where irrigation is necessary
1. Tillering Phase
2. Grand Growth Phase
3. Maturing Phase

15. Harvesting
 Crop is fully matured & ripened.
 Stem is close to surface
 leaves are not touching the land surface

16. Yield
43.6 tons/ha in all over the
Pakistan.
37.3 tons/ha in Punjab
43.9 tons/ha in Sindh
55.8 tons/ha in KPK
Sr No. Country Production
1 Brazil 739,267
2 India 341,200
3 China 125,536
4 Thailand 100,096
5 Pakistan 63,750
6 Mexico 61,182
7 Colombia 34,876
8 Indonesia 33,700
9 Philippines 31,874
10 USA 27,906

17. Insect Pests
 Pink Sugarcane Mealybug
 Top Borer
 Sugarcane Leaf Hopper
 Black Bug
 Sugarcane White Fly