Sugar cane Seed rate and Planting

Sugarcane is grown mainly in three seasons that is

 i) Early   : December – January            ii) Mid : February – March            iii) Late: April – May.

Seed Rate of sugarcane is 75000 two-budded setts per hectare.

Planting methods :

Sett Treatment:

• Select healthy setts for planting.
• The setts should be soaked in 100 litres of water dissolved with 50g Carbendazim, 200ml malathion and 1 kg urea for 15 minutes.
• Treat setts with Aerated steam at 50°C for one hour to control primary infection of grassy shoot disease.

Planting:

• Place the setts along the center of the furrows, accommodating 12 buds/meter length.
• Keep the buds in the lateral position and press gently beneath the soil in the furrow.
• Avoid exposure of setts to sunlight.
• First arrange the setts along the furrows, cover the setts with soil and then irrigate.
• Plant more setts near the channel or double row planting at every 10th row for gap filling, at later stage.
• In dry/ garden land dry method of planting may be followed. 
• First arrange the setts along the furrows, cover the setts with soil and then irrigate.