Roorki: The most popular sugarcane variety 0238 has been more prone to the red rot disease which has increased the worry of sugarcane farmers. The variety is more prone to red rot from last year. Sugar mills have banned the crushing of cane infected with red rot.
The sugarcane department is emphasizing that farmers use other varieties of cane. SCDI Pradip Verma said that most of the farmers are using 0238 varieties of sugarcane for sowing. We are urging them to use three other varieties that would boost their income, he said.
