Some aspects of Ratooning in Sugarcane

Introduction. Ratooning Sugarcane is the growing of successive crops from one year's planting after every harvest and is practised in many of the sugarcanegrowing countries of the world.as for example in Louisiana, Mauritius,Cubs West Indies,British Guiana and in Hawaii islands.In India the practice was not common due mainly to lak of suitable varieties but the position has now changed.with the introduction of hardy seedling canes from Coimbatore.It has now become a general practice in many places to ratoon canes.In places like Valavanur in South Arcot District of this Province even seventh and eighth ratoon crops are being taken with the variety Co 281.