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In order to evaluate the yield of sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) for ethanol production, eleven cultivars were evaluated: V91-8, V98-86, V91-01, V99-271, C323-368, V98-120, V99-236, B80-408, V00-50, V99-190, CP74-2005 during one production cycle. The trial was carried out in the field of the Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago "Jesús María Semprum" (UNESUR), in a randomized block design, choosing plants from the central furrow of each experimental plot (45 m2/treatment). The criteria evaluated were: production in tons of cane per hectare (TCH), tons of sugar/ha (TAH), percentage of polysaccharides (% POL), liters of ethanol per hectare (LtEt/hA), efficiency (LtEt/TC) and concentration of ethanol produced. The results indicate non-significant differences between treatments due to the effect of cultivars for the variable TAH, and highly significant for efficiency (LtEt/TC) (p 0.001) and ethanol concentration (p 0.001). Venezuela can produce ethanol from sugarcane crops in the area south of Lake Maracaibo.
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Nolis de Jesús Bracho Morán. Agricultural Production Engineer from Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago "Jesús María Semprum" UNESUR. Magister Scientiae in Agronomy, mention in Plant Production, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira. Assistant Professor at UNESUR, Santa Barbara de Zulia, Zulia State.
