Abstract
Studies pertaining to the effect of some planting techniques on the yield and quality of autumn sugarcane at different plant populations were conducted. Planting techniques comprised single rows 60 em apart, double row strips 90 em apart, triple row strips 90 em apart, 4-row strips 90 em apart, double row strips 120 em apart, triple row strips 120 em apart, and 4-row strips 120 Col apart. The results showed that among all the seven planting techniques, sugarcane planted using the pallern of 4-row strips 90 em apart, produced the highest cane yield of 129.12 t ha! as against 126.90, 125.17, 120.42, 109.83, 108.72 and 98.27 t ha! for the cane planted in the . pattern of triple row strips 90 em apart, 4-row strips 120 em apart, double row strips 90 em apart, triple row strips 120 em apart, single rows 60 em apart and double row strips 120 em apart, respectively. Sucrose contents in cane juice were not affected significantly by various planting techniques used in this study.
