Indian Government released 10 new varieties of Sugarcane for Farmers
03 October 2023, New Delhi: The Indian Government after consultation with the Central Seed Committee has released 10 new varieties of Sugarcane be sold for the purposes of agriculture in India. The notification was released by Pankaj Yadav, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare on 25th September 2023.
Below is the list of varieties released for sale in India.
| S.No. | Crop | Type | Name of Variety/ Hybrid | Recommended sale in State Union territories |
| 1 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Co 11015 (Atulya) | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
| 2 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Co 14005 (Arunima) | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
| 3 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Phule Sugarcane 13007 (MS 14082) | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh |
| 4 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | CO 16030 (Karan 16) | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Central and Western Uttar Pradesh. |
| 5 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Ikshu-10 (CoLK 14201) | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (Western & Central) and Uttarakhand (North West Zone) |
| 6 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Ikshu-14 (CoLK 15206) (LG 07584) | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (Western & Central) and Uttarakhand (North West Zone) |
| 7 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Ikshu-15 (CoLK 16466) | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal and Assam |
| 8 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Rajendra Ganna-5 (CoP 11438) | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal and Assam |
| 9 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | Sugarcane Co 18009 | Tamil Nadu |
| 10 | Sugarcane | Open Pollinated Variety | CoA 17321 | Andhra Pradesh |
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