x    Cultivar       x

x               Comment                  x

x                                                                                         Brix                                                                                x

2002

x                    2004                      x

x       2005        x

x               2007               x

NFREC (10/22)

Outlaw (11/20)

Deese (~11/24)

Outlaw

Deese

Outlaw (11/24)

Deese

(Blue Ribbon)

From McKenzie

(Co 290?)

15

Cold Hardy No. 8

14.2

19.8

CP 31-511

Chewing variety

14.9

16.4

18.2

11.8

CP 36-111

USDA-recommended for syrup

17.0

16.6

17.0

16.0

(CP 36-111?)

18.5

CP 52-48

USDA-recommended for syrup

19.8

16.8

16.2

16.9

CP 57-603

See Footnote 1

15.8

CP 67-500

USDA-recommended for syrup

18.2

17.2

19.0

17.2

20.0

16.6

CP 77-1776

See Footnote 2

CP 89-2143

See Footnote 3

18.4

Cayana

Thin stalks, attached leaf sheaths

10.8

Green German

See Footnote 5

19.2

Hybrid 14

Thin stalks, attached leaf sheaths

15.4

13.2

Home Green

Historic sugar and syrup variety

15.2

15.2

(18.0)

(Louisiana Purple?)

From GRIN, maybe misnamed

14.8

POJ (213?)

15.3

17.5

Ribbon

Historic cane

14.6

14.2

TCP 87-3388

See Footnote 4

(White Transparent?)

From Harrison, maybe misnamed

16.1

Unknown sugar variety

From Lambert, via Harrison for convenience "Lambert Crystal"

15.2

Unknown sugar variety

From O'Steen, via Harrison for convenience "O'Steen Crystal"

15.8

Unknown  syrup variety

From Roland; widely planted in GA locally called ""Purple" and "Georgia Red"

12.2

Unknown  variety

From J. Robinson for convenience "Robinson Heirloom"

Unknown  variety

From Henderson,  CP 52-48? for convenience "Madison County"

16.9

Unknown  variety

From Harrison for convenience "Heirloom Green"

11.9

Unknown  variety

From Harrison for convenience "Tall Semi-ribbon"

13.4

Unknown  variety

From Deese for convenience "Deese Cane"

13.3

Within each column (with exceptions in parenthesis), measurements were made with the same refractometer and on cane that was grown at the same location. Uncertainty in cultivar name is indicated by placing the name in parenthesis.   Brix depends on maturity, and, if immature, position on stalk.  Brix values in bold font indicate multiple independent assays.  Thus, it is recommended that comparisons within a column be made, but comparisons across columns be made only with caution.  It is also recommended that conclusions be drawn only if multi-year comparisons are available. NFREC=North Florida Research and Education Center (Quincy, FL); Outlaw=Bill Outlaw (Tallahassee, FL); Deese=Charles Deese (Wellborn, FL).

Footnote 1

"Although always a minor variety in Florida, CP 57-603 is probably the most planted CP variety due to its international use." ( http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SC080)

Footnote 2

"CP 77-1776 was released primarily due to its high sugar concentration, particularly early in the harvest season". ( http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SC050 )

Footnote 3

Long harvest season (early maturing), high brix, moderate-to-good cold hardiness, good frost tolerance, good stubbling, good tillering. ( http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG137  ;  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/SC/SC06900.pdf )

Footnote 4

Very early maturing ( http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1497360 )

Footnote 5

Trialed because of known high-sugar content ( http://www.genome.org/cgi/content/full/11/12/2075?ck=nck )