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Sugarcane is one of the socioeconomic crops of the world. The production of sugarcane in India is spread across the country and is divided into three productivity groups, viz., high, medium, and low, according to their productivity. The main cause of decreased production of sugarcane is reported to be the unhealthy seed as it affects seed cane multiplication rate. Various methods such as the spaced transplanting (STP) method, polybag technique, bud chip technique, cane node technique, and three-tier seed program have been developed. Besides tissue culture technique using meristem, artificial seed technology is also used to develop high seed multiplication as well as disease-free seed cane with high cane productivity. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, has established a National Certification System for Tissue Culture-raised Plants (NCS-TCP), where Accredited Test Laboratories (ATLs) play a crucial role in testing and certifying tissue culture-raised plants for virus indexing and genetic fidelity. A massive breeder’s seed production program of improved sugarcane varieties has been launched under Mega Seed Project of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), Government of India, to produce good quality planting material to be supplied to sugar mills every year.
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The authors are grateful to Dr. A.D. Pathak, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (ICAR-IISR), Lucknow, for providing necessary facilities and encouragement.
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Srivastava, S., Kumar, P. (2020). Application of Advanced Seed Production Techniques in Sugarcane Crop Improvement. In: Tiwari, A.K. (eds) Advances in Seed Production and Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4198-8_2
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