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:
B. Sugarcane
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.
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:
1.To undertake basic, strategic and adaptive research relevant to the problems of the state/region.
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.
Varietal Development
| Variety | Popular name | Cane yield (t/ha) | CCS (t/ha) | Sucrose (%) | Special character |
| CoBln 9101 | Doria | 81.41 | 7.58 | 19.36 | Early variety, |
| CoBln 9102 | Kalang | 87.65 | 7.63 | 18.26 | Early variety, |
| CoBln 9103 | Borak | 86.76 | 7.76 | 19.18 | Early variety, |
| CoBln 9104 | Lohit | 80.60 | 8.88 | 19.62 | Midlate variety, |
| CoBln 9605 | Dhansiri | 96.67 | 11.03 | 20.02 | Midlate variety, |
| CoBln 94063 | Nambor | 87.11 | 11.66 | 19.57 | Early variety, |
| CoBln 90006 | Kapilipar | 85.28 | 10.91 | 19.38 | Midlate variety, nonflo- wering habit, |
| CoBln 02173 | Doiyang | 83.73 | 11.29 | 19.34 | Midlate variety, |
