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TILLERING IN INDIAN SUGARCANES 



Canes per clump and average thickness of canes in the varieties grown 

 on the Cane-breeding Sfafio)), 1917-18. 



On studying the relation between thickness and rate of tillering in the 

 varieties of each group, we must remember that the fewness of the clumps 

 examined Las much greater influence in the variety than in the whole group. 

 We also note that in the Nargori and Pansahi varieties the thickness varies 

 within very narrow limits, and it is not surprising that no correlation can be 

 established. The green section of the Saretha group also shows no correlation, 



