PARENTAGE : MEXICO 57-473 x PHIL 55-220

HABIT OF GROWTH:

Fast growering erect cane medium size stalk reddish green turning yellowish brown with age. Scarse waxy deposit with plenty of weather markings on the older internode. Sparse flowering variety, tolerant to drought recommended for planting any month of the year. Age of maturity is 12 months.

YIELD:

Average in tonnage with average sugar content.

REACTION TO DISEASES:

Resistant to four major disease: smut, downy mildew, yellow spot and leaf scorch.