In Bangladesh, Sugarcane cultivation is being gradually pushed to low-lying Char and marginal lands prone to water-logging, flood, drought and salinity stresses due to increasing demand of cereals and vegetables for the fast growing population. Of the total sugarcane production in the country only 23-27 % cane is utilized for sugar production and about 53-57 % usually utilized for gur manufacturing. Therefore, screening experiments against water-logging, flood, drought and salinity stresses as well as goor manufacturing have been proposed. Programme of cane and juice quality due to water-logging and flood have been undertaken. Studies on sugarcane germination under low temperature has been proposed since majority plantation is done during November to following January in north and south west parts of Bangladesh when ambient temperature remains below 20 0C which affects germination.
In addition to proposed programme on sugarcane cultivation and goor production research programme for Hill areas has also been undertaken to explore cultivation areas and to reduce poverty to the Hill areas people. In the manufacturing of goor, various chemicals hazardous to human health are used by commercial goor makers. In order to recommend a safe and environment friendly products for goor clarificants, experimentation with plants extracts clarificants like Wild Okra has been proposed. Research has also been undertaken to find out effectiveness of various packing devices for granular goor and Date palm syrup preservation and suitability for super market. In addition to those alternate sweetening agent stevia plant cultivation has been introduce in the current programme. Besides, feasibilities of sugar and goor production from sugar beet have also been undertaken.
Objectives of the division:
Major Achievements
Physiology section
Screened Drought Tolerant Varieties:
Screened Water-logging Tolerant varieties:
Screened Flood Tolerant Varieties:
Screened Salinity Tolerant Varieties:
Identified Critical Salt Concentration for Sugarcane:
Management of Drought Affected Sugarcane:
Improvement of Sugarcane Germination:
Tiller and Leaf Management of Sugarcane:
Effects of Flowering on Cane Quality:
Screened Chewing Sugarcane:
Sugar Chemistry Section:
Prevention of Post Harvest Deterioration:
Screened Sugarcane Varieties Based on Maturity Behaviour:
Screened Sugarcane Varieties for Goor Production:
Methods of Goor Preservation:
Commercial goor preservation technique in cold storage:
Production and packaging of granular goor:
Vegetative clarificants for goor preparation:
Importance of date palm, palmyra palm and golpata:
Date palm, palmyra palm and golpata are potential plants for gur/syrup production in the country to reduce gap between demands of sugar/gur and production. Trials on date palm, Palmyra palm and golpata syrup production and preservation have been proposed to explore the maximum economic return from Date palm, Palmyra palm and Golpata as an alternate crop for quality gur/syrup production. In Malayasia and Indonesia 6000 to 20000 litre golpata juice are collected and they produce 20 ton sugar/hectare from golpata juice. Vinegar is produced from golpata juice in that countries. Golpata vinegar contains 2-3% acetic acid.
Objectives:
Achievements:
1. Agronomic Management Practice for Date Palm.
2. Influence of Size of Cut on Date Palm Juice Secretion.
3. Production and Preservation Technique of Date Palm Syrup
4. Development and dissemination of gur production technology from golpata plant.
5. Development talmisri production technology from palmyra palm plant.