GROWTH, YIELD AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SUGARCANE UNDER DIFFERENT PLANTING METHODS

A research trial was conducted during eksali, 2017, 2018 and 2020 at Agricultural Research Station, Basanthpur, Sangareddy, Telangana to assess the growth, yield attributes and economics of cultivation in relation to cane yield.The results unveiled a strong and positive relation of cane yield with tiller count at 75 and 120 DAP, cane height, number of millable canes, single cane weight, cane girth and gross returns with R 2 values of 0.8776, 0.9731, 0.9797, 0.988, 0.9932, 0.8408 and 0.8576 respectively, indicating the dependability on these parameters to enhance cane yield under different planting methods.