IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION
The results of this study suggest that stalk cuttings taken from the middle and top portions significantly improved sprouting over the matured bottom portion. On the other hand, no significant effect of different stalk portions was observed on plant population, plant height, cane yield and its components at harvest. Cane growers are also advised to use the middle and top portions of cane plant as planting material for commercial sugar production. However, further studies are necessary considering a range of commercial sugarcane varieties and soil type in all sugar plantations in Ethiopia to come up with all encompassing recommendations.