Breeding a New Sugarcane Variety,Mintang 01-77

Mintang 01-77was a new sugarcane variety, a cross between ROC20and YC84-153.It was high on yield and sucrose content, and widely adaptable.The results from various farming sites for several years showed that it had the characteristics of good germination, strong tillering, good ratooning, and a high mean cane yield of 122 257 kg·hm-2 (i.e., 5.24% higher than the control) .Its sucrose content was 14.88%in December, and sugar yield was 18.197t·hm-2 (i.e., 4.43% higher than the standard control for Fujian) .