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STUDIES IN INDIAN SUGARCANES 



Character 



Sarctha (Jroiip 



Suniial)!le (iroiiji 



III. Colour and Markinos or thk cane — rotirhl 



Colour ut growth rings j^eiie- j StiDiiy lirown in the Katlia ^ Fainter l)rown generally, and 



nost clearly seen in tho 

 nidilic nf the cane. 



rally stronger brtiwn 

 Saretha. 



s(H'tion ; less distinct in the 

 Me.sangan. 



Colour of root zones, brown Not lilushing green in the 

 cream below to lighter cream Katha section, but occasional 

 above and often bloomed. traces of this in the 



Mesangan. 



Usually blushing green when 

 exposed, and then showing 

 the eyes as bright yellow 

 spots. 



IV. Joint Characters. 



Groove, a character apparently Presenter indicated in all | Not traceable in any variety, 

 of prime importance. varieties. 



Circlet of hairs, characteristic Usually well developeJ below 

 uf the Saretha series. and persistent at various 



parts of the stem. 



Scai' band characterizes the Generally a scar Ixind 

 Saretha series anil scar lino 

 the Sunnabile. 



tirowth ring v/ider in the Measuremenrs m wiuth — 

 tSaretha series. Katha section (ill' 



Mesangan section Ul-1" 



Root zone wider in the Katha section 1*2 " 



Sunnabile series and with Mesangan section U 2<3" 



a different arrangement of Eyes usually in 2-15 ro\^s, 



the eves. 



more or less equidistant. 



Not usually' present below or. 

 if found there, soon 

 disapj.earing upwards. 



UsiuiHv a scar line. 



\ieasurenu*nts in widtii — 

 Siuinaljile group i)-{)'^" 



Average width 



0-34" 



Eyes in unequal rows, the 

 lower l)(^iiig much laj'ger and 

 rather widely separated from 

 the rest. 



Bursting differs in the two 

 groups. 



Size. The buds are very small 

 in both series, excepting in 

 Mujorah. The amount of 

 root zone covered l^y the bud 

 ifives a useful difference. 



Form. There is little to choose 

 here because of the smallness 

 of the buds. 



Clolour marks, consisting ot 

 brown blotches on greenish 

 or yellowish bud. 



Origin usually at the leaf scar 

 ii\ both, but a tendency to 

 arise higher up in the Sunna- 

 bile series. 



v.— Bud C'haracters. 

 (ienerally more or less a})ical. 



Average length — 



Katha section 0.23" 



Mesangan section 0.27" 

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Hoot zone J Kathi section ^3 



I lUaaQi-icr.ill sPcT.lo!! 



I Mesaug.in section 

 More pointed, ovate. 



Blotches lit brown colour at 

 the base and along tlu? sides 

 of the flanges. 



At U^af scar, especially in the 

 Katlia section, with a slight 

 tendency to arise above it in 

 the Mesangan section. 



Usually dorsal. 



Average length- 

 Root zone ?4 

 bud i7' 



0-21" 

 In Mi.jumh, 



the thickest cane, the buds 

 are rather largo. 



More rounded, oval or trun- 

 cate 



Blotches of colour as two 

 sharp brown lines at the top, 

 like the head of an arrow. 



A marked tendency for the 

 upper buds to arise higher up 

 than tlui leaf scar. 



