Sugarcane variety KK3 (Thailand) grown in Nghia Dan, profit 80 million VND/ha

(Boanghean.vn) - KK3 sugarcane variety from Thailand is grown on 1.4 hectares in Nghia Hieu commune, Nghia Dan district (Nghe An) with a yield of 100 tons/ha. It is estimated that in the spring crop, the yield will reach about 130 - 140 tons/ha.

KK3 Thai sugarcane variety grown in Nghia Dan yields 100 tons/ha.

Mr. Cao Thanh Hai in Nghia Hieu commune (Nghia Dan) pioneered in planting 1.4 hectares of new sugarcane variety KK3 in the 2015 autumn crop. He was lent sugarcane varieties by the factory and used services from Nghe An Sugarcane Company (NASU) such as: plowing the land properly, planting sugarcane and spraying herbicides by machine...

The factory also instructed Mr. Hai to use a handheld pH meter to determine the amount of lime and fertilizer needed and the correct type and quantity for each growth stage to balance nutrients. Currently, Mr. Hai's family is harvesting KK3 sugarcane, with a yield of 100 tons/ha, the selling price at the field is 1,250,000 VND/ton, after deducting the invested costs, the profit is 80 million VND/ha.

KK3 sugarcane variety has been tested by NASU and put into production, has many good characteristics: high yield and sugar content, good root regeneration, no flagging, resistant to smut, no appearance of grass shoot disease like other sugarcane varieties...

In the 2016 fall crop, NASU cooperated with sugarcane growers to multiply the area by 20 hectares and plans to put it into mass planting in the coming crops.

From this result, NASU is signing contracts with households to expand the KK3 sugarcane area to about 20 hectares in the 2016 autumn crop. If harvested in the spring crop, the sugarcane yield will reach 130-140 tons/ha. On that basis, it will be expanded to the sugarcane material areas in the Western districts.

Van Luong