Track: Operations Research
Abstract
Sugarcane is a major Philippine crop. It is also accounted for the 2nd biggest farm area under food crops. Despite the large plantation area, there is a decreasing trend of production of sugarcane in the past few years, both in quantity and quality. One of the reasons is the accumulated decreased productivity of small – sized farm. To address the decrease in sugarcane production, this research aims to (1) provide combination of the best Philippine sugarcane varieties using compromise programming. Flowering, millable stalks, yield potential (LKg/Ha), and reaction to diseases such as downy mildew, smut, yellow spot, and leaf scorch were used as criteria, and (2) recommend cultivation practices based on the chosen varieties to produce more high yield sugarcane for small – size farm in the Philippines. The results show that the five best sugarcane varieties for the current conditions stated are Phil 93-1601, Phil 94-0913, Phil 92-0577, Phil 92-0051, and Phil 99-1793. The best combination of sugarcane varieties and cultivation practices are also listed.