Data from the Central Queensland Sugarcane Improvement Program was analysed to detem1ine if current selection practices are operating at optimum levels. The data suggested that family selection in Stage 1 based mainly on the selection index, net merit grade (NMG), was...
Ratoon stunting disease (RSD) has had a significant influence on productivity and profitability in the Australian sugarcane industry for at least the last 76 years. There have been few attempts to objectively quantify the incidence and economic influence of the...