Yield Gap Analysis Vis-à-vis Factor affecting Sugarcane Production in Madhya Pradesh

India occupies second rank in production of sugarcane in the world. The area under sugarcane in India is 5.03 million hectares during the year 2011–12 and cane production of 342.20 million tonnes and productivity is 68.09 metric tonnes per ha. A yield gap analysis for sugarcane was conducted in Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh during 2011–12. The results indicated that sugarcane growers not used recommended dose of manures & fertilizers, insecticide & fungicide for the production of sugarcane cultivation. The sugarcane productivity has shown an increasing trend over the year. The magnitude has been quite trivial, wide gap exists between potential and the realized productivity. The gap between potential yield and realized yield is due to environmental factors, induced cropping system, available varieties, fertilizer application, pest and disease management, socio-economic factors, marketing and post harvest problems.