Genetic Variability of Exotic Sugarcane Genotypes

Table 3

Mean performance of the exotic nine genotypes for 15 different variables.

Variables	Genotypes
	GT 11	GT 15	GT 17	VMC; 86-550	HoCP; 85-845	HoCP; 96-540	HoCP; 95-988	HoCP; 91-555	CB 45-3	±LSD(0.05)
Leaf blade length (cm)	143.28	143.71	150.35	143.66	133.28	132.03	140.53	150.82	143.60	3.85
Leaf blade width (cm)	4.56	4.31	3.87	3.62	3.69	3.16	3.0	3.12	2.33	0.36
Fresh leaf weight (g)	136.67	133.33	128.67	144.33	106.00	89.33	85.33	105.33	74.67	6.75
Dried leaf weight (g)	38.67	38.00	37.33	36.00	31.33	25.33	28.0	30.00	26.00	5.47
Number of tillers/m^2	9.67	10.33	13.00	11.67	12.00	10.33	13.33	12.67	16.33	1.47
Millable cane/m^2	8.00	7.33	10.33	9.67	9.67	7.67	11.0	10.50	14.67	1.10
Bud size (mm^2)	40.50	53.84	29.82	46.58	39.33	36.20	32.05	22.68	38.58	4.22
Chlorophyll (spad)	48.67	45.03	46.07	49.23	49.53	57.40	43.97	49.23	46.33	8.87
Cane diameter (cm)	2.64	2.35	2.45	2.29	1.89	1.96	2.0	2.07	1.36	0.17
Number of internodes	30.00	33.00	29.00	28.67	29.33	30.00	29.0	32.33	28.33	1.97
Internode length (cm)	12.24	12.19	11.47	11.06	9.44	11.34	10.64	10.57	9.92	0.43
Plant height (m)	4.82	4.76	4.93	3.90	4.40	4.61	4.45	4.41	4.16	0.22
Stalk length (m)	3.13	3.05	3.14	3.15	2.38	3.01	2.76	2.99	2.77	0.18
Brix%	19.83	19.38	19.02	19.77	20.22	20.54	20.41	19.83	15.88	1.05
Individual cane weight (kg)	1.88	1.68	1.64	1.48	0.78	1.2	1.0	1.57	0.39	0.08