[Syrupmakers] Seed Cane

Tue Jun 10 18:39:36 PDT 2008

May I add to the description of CP 52-48 that it grows a thick stand and will produce a slightly higher tonnage of cane than the other varieties. 
CP 67-500 will produce a straighter stalk, though, which is valuable at harvest and milling time. 
This is from a few years observation in NW Florida.
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The South MS Branch Station/MSU has three varieties&nbsp;of syrup cane and one variety of chewing cane that is sold each fall.&nbsp;&nbsp;The last year each stalk was $0.35 each.&nbsp; The&nbsp;syrup varieties are sold in 100 stalk piles and the chewing variety is sold in 50 stalk piles.&nbsp;
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Following are the three varieties and a short description of each.
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CP36-111 - pale green to greenish yellow and a purplish color appears when leaves and sheaths are removed and the stalk is exposed to sun.
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&nbsp;CP52-48 - pale green when the grayish to pinkish wax is removed.&nbsp; It has a stiff stalk that is highly resistant to lodging.
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&nbsp;CP67-500 -&nbsp;a bluish color with a heavy waxy bloom.&nbsp; The stalks are shorter and slightly larger in diameter than&nbsp;CP36-111.&nbsp; It is slightly better than CP36-111 in yield of syrup and has better resistance to lodging.&nbsp;
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Elsie Davis, South MS Branch Station
601-795-4525&nbsp;
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