Farmers advised to sow good sugarcane varieties

September 01, 2014

Farmers should select sugarcane varieties of good yield and also best resistance quality against diseases and insects. A spokesman for the agriculture department said on Sunday that growers should adopt modern methods to get maximum produce. Early Sowing Varieties includes CPF 243, HSF-242, CP77-400, CPF-247 and SPF-245, he added.

He further said that seeds should be selected from healthy and best crops free from diseases and insects while the artificial fertilisers should be used after the analysis of the land.