KALRO-SUGAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1st and 2ndQuarter 2016/17 review of the Sugar industry performance* Thematic Desired outcomes Initiatives Status/comments Final results/preliminary findings trial Variety Elite sugarcane varieties Evaluation of National 6 varieties planted for The 6 promising varieties that were development in quality, yield and Performance Trials Distictiveness Uniformity & superior to the cultivars in both adaptation 1995,96 & 97 series Stability (DUS) in SRI-Kibos quality and yield include; KEN were characterized in KEN 95-593, KEN 97-102, KEN September 2016. 97-131, KEN 97-215 and KEN Evaluation of National Data compilation and Promising varieties from preliminary Performance (NPT) preliminary statistical analysis: KEN 95-486, KEN 98-21, KEN 01 & 02 series. analysis concluded KEN 01-26,KEN 01-24, KEN 01-345, KEN 01- 404, and KEN 01-1100 Evaluation of National Both trials are in first ratoon Yield and quality parameters obtained Performance trial (NPT) crop stage for KEN 2003 and 2005 series. Harvested in September 2016 Evaluation of preliminary Both trials are in RC II stage. Trial on-going variety trials 2008 and Data analysis in progress and 2009. (PVTS) Elite clones to be advanced to NPT Pests and Research on pests and Surveillance on Provided mitigation measures The economic impact of the sugarcane diseases diseases of economic sugarcane pests and to the sugarcane yellow aphid yellow aphid from secondary literature management importance to the diseases reported and confirmed in shows 30% yield loss. Need for industry to reduce yield Soin, Transmara, Malava, research on aphid control approaches losses SonySugar and Busia. in sugarcane in Kenya. Stakeholders to finance such research COMESA Modelling COMESA Examining the Completed Implementation of the roadmap is at studies sugar inflows to Kenya implementation roadmap 70%, sensitization on quality based of the recommendations payment is ongoing made by Kenya Sugar The shift to quality based payment yet Sector Safeguard to happen
KALRO-SUGAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1st and 2ndQuarter 2016/17 review of the Sugar industry performance* Thematic Desired outcomes Initiatives Status/comments Final results/preliminary findings Variety development Elite sugarcane varieties in quality, yield and adaptation Evaluation of National Performance Trials 1995,96 & 97 series 6 varieties planted for Distictiveness Uniformity & Stability (DUS) in SRI-Kibos were characterized in September 2016. The 6 promising varieties that were superior to the cultivars in both quality and yield include; KEN KEN 95-593, KEN 97-102, KEN 97-131, KEN 97-215 and KEN Evaluation of National Performance trial (NPT) KEN 01 & 02 series. Data compilation and preliminary statistical analysis concluded Promising varieties from preliminary analysis: KEN 95-486, KEN 98-21, KEN 01-26,KEN 01-24, KEN 01-345, KEN 01- 404, and KEN 01-1100 Evaluation of National Performance trial (NPT) for KEN 2003 and 2005 series. Both trials are in first ratoon crop stage Harvested in September 2016 Yield and quality parameters obtained Evaluation of preliminary variety trials 2008 and 2009. (PVTS) Both trials are in RC II stage. Data analysis in progress and Elite clones to be advanced to NPT Trial on-going Pests and diseases management Research on pests and diseases of economic importance to the industry to reduce yield losses Surveillance on sugarcane pests and diseases Provided mitigation measures to the sugarcane yellow aphid reported and confirmed in Soin, Transmara, Malava, SonySugar and Busia. The economic impact of the sugarcane yellow aphid from secondary literature shows 30% yield loss. Need for research on aphid control approaches in sugarcane in Kenya. Stakeholders to finance such research COMESA studies Modelling COMESA sugar inflows to Kenya Examining the implementation roadmap of the recommendations made by Kenya Sugar Sector Safeguard Completed Implementation of the roadmap is at 70%, sensitization on quality based payment is ongoing The shift to quality based payment yet to happen
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