INIA releases a new variety of sugarcane resilient to climate change in Peru

INIA has made a new variety of sugarcane available to all producers, in order to enhance the competitiveness of agricultural production. It is the INIA 805 PVF 03-115 variety, which offers a high biomass yield of stems (185.55 t/ha), good production of panela (18.16 t. ha-1), high quality of cane juice (15.13% of sucrose), low intensity of infestation per year and adequate adaptability to the effects of climate change. Its genetic composition allows this variety to increase biomass yields from cane stems and offer a high percentage of sucrose for the production of exportable granulated panela. This will benefit the economy of the producer and will also strengthen the productivity of 160 thousand hectares of crops in the regions of Piura, Lambayeque, Ancash, Lima and Arequipa. For the production of this variety, the INIA has carried out scientific research on the collection of germplasm, agronomic and industrial characterization and crossbreeding processes through the National ...