Submitted to: Government Publication/Report Publication Type:
Government Publication Publication Acceptance Date: December 1,
2003 Publication Date: February 1, 2004 Citation: Edme, S.J.,
Gilbert, R., Comstock, J.C., Glaz, B.S., Tai, P., Miller, J.D.,
Davidson, J. 2004. Evaluation of New Canal Point Clones:
2001-2002 Harvest Season. United States Department of
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, ARS-161, 35 pp.
Interpretive Summary: Farmers in Florida need a constant influx
of new sugarcane varieties. During their evaluation, sugarcane
varieties are referred to as clones because after a seed is
obtained from a cross, the resulting plant (variety) is then
vegetatively (clonally) propagated by planting buds on stalk
sections. Hence, the name of this report refers to sugarcane
clones rather than varieties. Due to changes in pathogens,
varieties that were once disease resistant and productive can
quickly become susceptible and not economical. Changes in
farming practices also may lead to changes in variet