The AAU-Sugarcane, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research Station (AAU-SMAPRS), Buralikson (erstwhile Sugarcane Research Station, Buralikson) is situated 45 km to the west of the AAU headquarters at Jorhat. It is located in the Golaghat district (Latitude 26.46 N, Longitude 94.12 E and altitude 86.6 M above sea level) and 15 km away from Dergaon town. It is the only research station on sugarcane in the entire North East region. The station is implementing research projects sponsored by both the state govt. and the ICAR. It has the disciplines of Plant Breeding, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Entomology and Soil Science. The weather is warm in summer for 3-4 months, 4-5 months rainy and then 3-4 months cold season. The extreme cold or hot climate is not found in this region.
The station is dealing with production oriented applied research relating to varietal testing and evaluation and crop management practices with special emphasis on the following objectives :
1. To evolve sugarcane varieties for higher yield and gur recovery and other attributes particularly for resistance to pest and diseases and for distress situation such as drought and water- logging.
2. To evolve improved agronomic practices especially suitable for varieties, ratoon management and weed control.
3. Diseases and pests survey and surveillance and integrated pest management.
4. To find out suitable control measures against major pests and diseases.
5. To develop and transfer improved technology for jaggery manufacturing.
Mandate of AAU-SMAPRS
A. Sugarcane
1.Development of varieties for higher yield and gur recovery and for resistance to pest and diseases and stress situation.
2.Development of improved agronomic practices especially suitable for varieties, ratoon management and weed control.
3.Survey and surveillance of diseases and pests and integrated pest management.
4.To find out suitable control measures against major pests and diseases.
B. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants(MAP)
1.Collection, conservation and maintenance of germplasm of different MAPs.
2.Developing high yielding & high quality varieties of selected medicinal and aromatic plants having market potential. .
3.To find out suitable management practices against major pests and diseases.·
Mission:
Vision:
To develop a state of the art research station for R&D work on Sugarcane, MAPs, Stakeholder’s capacity building and to develop technology which is regionally relevant, socially acceptable and also fulfill the aspirations of people.
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Research Achievements till date
1. Two bud setts is found to be at par with 3 bud setts and superior than single bud setts for planting.
2. Application of Metribuzine @ 1.25 kg ai/ha (PE) + Dicamba 350 gm ai/ha at 75 DAP has been found effective in controlling binding weed menace in sugarcane.
3. Organic Farming Module in Sugarcane: Application of 75% recommended doses of NPK through inorganic +25% NPK through organic +Azotobacter+PSB+Neem Cake +Trash mulching is found to be superior in terms of cane yield in both plant and ratoon crop.
4. Standard procedures have been developed to prepare liquid jaggery, powder jaggery, sarbat and jaggery cubes.
5. Variety CoBln 02173 (Doiyang) released during 2016 has been found to be suitable for autumn planting.
6. Variety CoBln 04174 (Kakodonga) has been identified in AICRP on Sugarcane and under the process of release
7. Variety CoBln 16502 has been identified as a promising variety for NE Region and moderately resistant to Red rot disease.
Sugarcane Research Station, Buralikson has developed following early and mid late sugarcane varieties to entire NE region.
Variety
Popular name
Cane yield (t/ha)
CCS (t/ha)
Sucrose (%)
Special character
CoBln 9101
Doria
81.41
7.58
19.36
Early variety, nonflowering habit
CoBln 9102
Kalang
87.65
7.63
18.26
Early variety, MR to red rot, nonflowering habit
CoBln 9103
Borak
86.76
7.76
19.18
Early variety, tolerant to lodging, nonflowering habit
CoBln 9104
Lohit
80.60
8.88
19.62
Midlate variety, MR to red rot, nonflowering habit
CoBln 9605
Dhansiri
96.67
11.03
20.02
Midlate variety, good ratooner, quick growing and nonflowering habit
CoBln 94063
Nambor
87.11
11.66
19.57
Early variety, nonflo-wering habit, moderately tolerant to flood and water logging. Good for low laying areas.
CoBln 90006
Kapilipar
85.28
10.91
19.38
Midlate variety, nonflo- wering habit, good quality high gur recovery. Good for low laying areas.
CoBln 02173
Doiyang
83.73
11.29
19.34
Midlate variety, nonflo-wering habit, tolerant to drought with additional higher yielding ability in autumn planting