Abstract
The study pertaining to the yield and quality of autumn planted sugarcane as affected by different planting dates was conducted on a sandy clay loam soil. The planting dates were August 15, September 1, September 15, October 1, October 15 and November 1. Sugarcane planted on August 15, produced the highest cane yield of 155.11 t hat followed by 137.74, 134.88, 126.93, 122.83 and 119.15 t ha-1 in the case of cane planted on September 1, September 15, October 1, October 15 and November 1, respectively. The maximum number of minable canes was recorded in plots planted on August 15 and the lowest in plots planted on November 1. A progressive decrease in sucrose contents of cane juice with each delay in planting after August 15 to November 1 was recorded.
