Cane juice quality variation at different sampling locations.

Muhammad Aleem Sarwar; Naeem Fiaz; Muhammad Bilal Chattha; Shafiq Ahmad; Muhammad Azhar Munir; Muhammad Asif Ali; Syed Aftab Hussain Bukhari; Arshad Ali Chattha

Qualitative analysis of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum. L) is a matter of prime concern and important for millers as sugar recovery of a sugar factory depends upon quality of cane juice. Studies reported here were conducted by collecting samples of two approved sugarcane varieties viz; SPF 234 and CP 77-400 from different locations/districts of Punjab. Fifteen samples of SPF 234 and seven samples of CP 77-400 were analyzed for their qualitative behavior under different agro-climatic conditions of the Punjab. It was found that in case of SPF 234, maximum (13.44%) and minimum (9.83%) sugar recoveries were obtained, when sampling was made from Rajanpur and D.G. Khan, respectively, while average sugar recovery remained 11.91%. At Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI) farm, it was 12.58%. Similarly, CP 77-400 showed the highest (13.18%) and lowest (8.68%) sugar recoveries at Shakargarh and Narowal sampling sites, respectively, while its average sugar recovery was 12.98% at SRI farm on the same day. Results revealed that same variety may produce different qualitative results under different agro-climatic conditions.