Path analyses for percent fiber, and cane and sugar yield in sugarcane

Reasonably rapid progress in reducing percent fiber would be made by selecting for softer stalks. The direct effect of percent fiber (0.024) on THC was negligible in relation to the direct effects of stalk weight (0.478) and stalk number (0.841). Cane yield would be increased by placing the greatest emphasis on stalk number, and next on stalk weight. Percent fiber was the least important component of THC. THC was the most important component of tons per hectare of sugar (THS), followed by sugar concentration. Percent fiber was the least important component of THS