Selection and breeding of new sugarcane variety Mintang 93-246

Mintang 93~246 selected from the cross combination(Cp49~50譟acheng84-153)was a new sugarcane variety with early to middle maturity, high yield, high sucrose content, high adverse resistance and wide adaptability. The results from different test sites for several years showed that its mean cane yield was 106037t·hm-2, sucrose content of cane(absolute value)was 1452% during the period of Nov. to Jan., sugar yield was 15316 t·hm-2 and was 5.76%, 0.47% and 9.23% higher respectively than that of the currently leading variety Mintang 70~611 in Fujian Province.