Rayungans

• Indonesian term which means ‘a developed cane shoots’.It has been reported that better quality cane juice with higher sucrose content can be obtained from Rayungans as compared to that of cane setts, especially under late planted condition.

Methods of preparation:

• Set aside a small portion of sugarcane field for seed purpose
• Top off the standing crop to force the auxiliary buds to sprout and developed into independent shoots from the nodes
• Apply judicious amount of chemical fertilizer and irrigation for good growth
• Remove them when they are 4-6 weeks and use them either for planting or gap filling

Advantages:

• Large economy in the quantity of seed materials/ha
• Better chance of good stand of the crop and no gap filling needed
• Better quality cane juice with high recovery percentage especially under late planted
• Can also use for gap filling