Sugarcane germination
Different treatments of hot water, cold water and antibiotic used on cane stalks at different times and temperature
negatively affected cane germination. The results showed
that the control without any treatment had the highest cane
germination at 77.5% but they germinated to show the
white leaf symptom. Next highest was from the use of hot
water followed by cold water, then hot water followed by
tetracycline HCl 500 ppm, and dual hot water with germination rates at 42.5%, 5% and 2.5%, respectively (figure
1). Cane stalks soaked in hot water followed by cold water
germinated to show a pale green leaf but soaking cane
stalks in dual hot water and hot water followed by tetracycline HCl 500 ppm germinated stalks showed a green leaf.
Dual hot water treatment of cane stalks greatly reduced
the germination as compared to the control.