Florida Crop/Pest Profile: Sugarcane

Improving Effi ciency of Sugarcane Genotype Selection in Florida

The Canal Point (CP) sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) breeding program has developed highyielding cultivars for the organic soils of South Florida, but cultivar development has not been as successful for sand soils in this region. Our objectives were to improve fi nal-stage (Stage 4) selection effi ciency of this program by assessing interactions among genotypes, soils, and locations and other source...

Repeatability Between Two Intermediate Sugarcane Genotype Selection Stages in Florida

Repeatability Between Two Intermediate Sugarcane Genotype Selection Stages in Florida Neil C. Glynn a; Robert A. Gilbert b; Barry Glaz a; Jack C. Comstock a; Manjit S. Kang c; Christopher W. Deren d; Peter Y. P. Tai a; Jimmy D. Miller a a USDA-ARS Sugarcane Field Station, Canal Point, Florida, USA b Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, Florida, USA c Pun...

Historical Use of Cultivars as Parents in Florida and Louisiana Sugarcane Breeding Programs

Sugarcane (Saccharum L. spp. hybrids) growers depend on breeding programs for new, high-yielding cultivars that have resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses, so breeders continually seek out widely adapted, high yielding germplasm to be used as parents for their programs. Cultivars are sometimes used for this purpose, but their use may be minimized to prevent genetic diversity erosion. The pu...

The effect of genotype, environment and time of harvest on sugarcane yields in Florida, USA

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is grown across different production environments and is harvested over a 5-month (midOctober–mid-March) period in Florida. While many studies have examined genotype environment interactions and their implications for breeding program design, knowledge is limited regarding interactions of genotype, environment and time of harvest and their implications for growers. Th...

Labor Cost and Sugarcane Mechanization in Florida: NPV and Real Options Approach