Evaluation of promising sugarcane varieties for jaggery yield and quality.

Six promising sugarcane varieties were evaluated along with one check variety for yield and quality of jaggery suitable for southern zone of Andhra Pradesh. Among the varieties 97R272, 86V96 and 93A145 are classified as excellent jaggery varieties along with check Co 62175 which is known for better jaggery variety in the zone. All the quality parameters viz., sucrose %, color, reducing sugars, non reducing sugars and NRV were determined and classified the varieties. 97R272, 86V96 and 93A145 can be recommended for cultivation in jaggery area of Southern zone of Andhra Pradesh.