The following are the mill test results of the variety VSI 434 performed in eight different sugar factories in Maharashtra
Name of Factory
Date on which mill test was performed
Varieties
used
The age of the variety from the date of planting
Total quantity of sugarcane crushed
(tons)
Recovery
%
Natural
Sugar
29.11.2006
VSI 434
CoC 671
12 months
13 months
600.29
774.68
12.19
10.79
Rajaram
bapu SSK
02.01.2007
VSI 434
CoC 671
12 months
13.5 months
242.67
333.55
13.78
13.44
Ravalgaon
Sugar
05.03.2007
VSI 434
10.5 months
147.66
11.38
Kopargaon
SSK
15.11.2007
VSI 434
Co 86032
12 months
17 months
436.85
484.74
11.94
10.45
Ajinkyatara
SSK
23.11.2007
VSI 434
CoC 671
12 months
13.5 months
383.62
469.08
12.55
12.04
Dnyaneshwar
SSK
01.12.2007
VSI 434
Co 86032
12 months
17 months
1440.79
5005.00
12.17
10.60
Ashok
SSK
13.12.2007
VSI 434
Co 86032
13 months
13.5 months
671.21
898.45
12.51
11.44
Siddheshwar
SSK
27.12.2007
VSI 434
CoC 671
13 months
13 months
756.19
421.91
12.29
11.07
These mill tests performed at these different sugar factories showed that VSI 434 is capable of giving 1.5 units higher sugar recovery as compared to existing variety of the same age.
VSI 434 is capable of producing high quality jaggery.
