Abstract

One of the Chief factors to be considered in cane germination is the temperature at the planting season of the soilat above inchesbelow the surface.i.e.the depth at which the cane sets are usually ploted.The Soil temperature naturally varies in different localities according to the geographical position of a place and with the time of the day and at different depths of the soil.It is highest between 12and 4p.m. At 2 inches depth, the soil temperature. Hence it was thought that by keeping cane sets for about 4hours in the thermostat I was subjecting it for a period of high temperature usually detained in a day. Can sets were subjected to the following temperatures.

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