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SEED TECHNOLOGY
TISSUE CULTURE
The tissue culture technique in sugarcane can be used for rapid multiplication of newly developed high yielding, high sugar, disease resistant varieties and rejuvenation of outstanding varieties under cultivation. The vegetative propagation of sugarcane through seed cane cuttings is cumbersome requiring larger quantities of vegetative seed material and seed multiplication rate is too low, needing about ten years for a new variety to be released for cultivation and cover larger areas in the field subsequently. With tissue culture technique, it is possible to release a variety within five years and propagate it quickly in the field. The productivity of the important varieties can also be maintained and improved for their longer life span in the field. The micro propagation technique used in this technology has the following advantages: