| Sugarcane variety: U-Thong 84-10 (clone 02-2-194) is the hybrid of clone 94-2-128 (84-2-646 x U-Thong 1) and clone 97-2-535 (Chainat 1 x ROC 1). The hybridization was conducted in 2002, followed with 1stand 2nd selection in 2003-2004 and elite lines evaluation in 2005-2010. U-Thong 84-10 gave the yield 19.77 ton/rai in irrigated area, 41% higher than check variety (K84-200). Moreover, it gave the sugar yield 2.85 ton CCS/rai, 39% higher than K84-200. U-Thong 84-10 was released on 4th December 2010. It is recommended to plant in irrigated area or water supplemented area. At present, it is planted increasingly in the central and western area in Kampangphet, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and etc. |
