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UP Farmers Rush to Book New High-Yielding Sugarcane Variety CoS.23232
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CNBC TV18•11-10-2026, 20:59
UP Farmers Rush to Book New High-Yielding Sugarcane Variety CoS.23232
- •Farmers in Uttar Pradesh have shown immense interest in the new early-maturing sugarcane variety CoS.23232, which promises higher yields and greater sugar content.
- •Online bookings opened by the Uttar Pradesh Council of Sugarcane Research on October 9 saw the entire stock of two lakh buds completely booked within just five minutes.
- •The new variety was developed over a decade by crossing northern and southern Indian sugarcane strains to achieve a balance of higher weight, thickness, and sweetness.
- •CoS.23232 yields about 10 percent more weight per quintal compared to other varieties and serves as a potential alternative to the widely cultivated Co.0238.
- •The research council is currently ramping up seed multiplication using single-bud propagation and tissue-culture techniques ahead of the upcoming planting season.
Key Questions Answered
The CoS.23232 sugarcane variety offers early maturity, greater cane weight, higher sugar content, and produces about 10% more weight per quintal compared to other varieties with longer, thicker canes.
CoS.23232 was developed after a decade of evaluation by crossing CoS.8119 from northern India as the female parent with Co.775 from southern India as the male parent.
Farmers showed overwhelming interest as the entire initial stock of two lakh buds made available on the portal on October 9 was completely booked within just five minutes.
