Sugarcane Variety Performance
By Kenneth Gravois,Ph.D.
LSU AgCenter
If sugarcane varieties are the lifeblood of the Louisiana sugar industry, then variety selection is one of your most important decisions. That decision has long-term consequences. The goal is to maximize profitability in each year of a long crop cycle.
Sugarcane variety choices for planting in 2020 include three that should occupy the majority of planted acreage (HoCP 96-540, L 01-299 and HoCP 09-804) and four that should occupy minor acreage (HoCP 00-950, L 01-283, HoCP 04-838 and L 11-183). L 12-201 and Ho 12-615, new variety releases from 2019, should be expanded to determine where each might fit in your farming operation. Ho 13-739 was released in 2020. See the July 2020 issue of the Sugar Bulletin for more information.