All varieties of Sugarcane are species or hybrids of genus Saccharum (Gramineae; Andrpogoneae). Sugarcane is a tall perennial tropical grass (C4 plant) that tillers at the base to produce unbranched stems, 3-4 m or more tall and about 5 cm in diameter. The basic structure of the sugarcane is closely related to that of other members of the order Gramineae, of which it is a giant member. Plant regeneration from tissue culture of sugarcane has been successfully applied to breeding programs for rapid screening of clones for disease resistance, salt tolerance, drought tolerance, herbicide resistance and early maturity and high sugar.
Sugarcane is vegetatively propagated and therefore, the seed multiplication ratio in this crop using conventional methods is 1:10, whereas by tissue culture it is 1: 10,000. Protocols have been developed for mass multiplication of C86-56, C86-165, C86-12 C132, and SP70- 128 and to some others. Ultimately, the company could able to produce and deliver nearly 70 million plantlets of various sugarcane varieties for many of the national sugar factories, still striving the capability of producing and delivering health and quality planting material of sugarcane to them.