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A Comparison of Growth and Sucrose Metabolism in Sugarcane Germplasm from Louisiana and Hawaii

^a USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124
^b USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Lab., 5883 USDA Rd., Houma, LA 70360-5578. This research was supported in part by a grant from the American Sugar Cane League. Mention of a trademark or brand name does not imply endorsement by the USDA-ARS

View larger version (18K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Accumulation of heat units with a base temperature of 18°C at Ardoyne Research Farm near Schriever, LA in 2002 and 2003. Arrows indicate when stalk samples were taken each year.

View larger version (29K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Water content of sugarcane internodes, counted down from the topmost visible collar, at grand growth and ripening. Black symbols denote Louisianan genotypes, gray symbols Hawaiian genotypes. Vertical bars represent ± SE (n = 8).

View larger version (28K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. Total sugar concentration of sugarcane internodes counted down from the topmost visible collar, at grand growth and ripening. Black symbols denote Louisianan genotypes, gray symbols Hawaiian genotypes. Vertical bars represent ± SE (n = 8).

View larger version (28K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 4. Sucrose content of sugarcane internodes counted down from the topmost visible collar, at grand growth and ripening. Black symbols denote Louisianan genotypes, gray symbols Hawaiian genotypes. Vertical bars represent ± SE (n = 8).

View larger version (28K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 5. The sucrose:total sugar ratio of sugarcane internodes counted down from the topmost visible collar, at grand growth and ripening. Black symbols denote Louisianan genotypes, gray symbols Hawaiian genotypes. Vertical bars represent ± SE (n = 8).