Registration of 'CP 13-1954' sugarcane for Florida organic soils

'CP 13-1954' (Reg. no. CV-218, PI 704104) sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) was developed through cooperative research conducted by the USDA-ARS, the University of Florida, and the Florida Sugar Cane League, Inc., and released to growers for organic (muck) soils in Florida in June 2020. The parentage of CP 13-1954 is 'CP 85-1491' x Poly 09-24. Based on the results of three crops (plant cane, first ratoon, and second ratoon) in field trials conducted at five locations, CP 13-1954 had higher cane yield (16.2%), sucrose yield (15.6%), and economic index (29.7%) at P < .05 compared with the reference cultivar, 'CP 96-1252'. CP 13-1954 stalks are usually taller than the reference cultivar, 'CP 00-1101', with small-to-medium diameter, and exhibits resistance to ratoon stunting disease, Sugarcane mosaic virus strain E, brown rust, orange rust, and smut and moderate resistance to leaf scald on muck soils in Florida. CP 13-1954 has Bru1 locus that provides resistance against brown rust. CP 13-1954 showed moderate cold tolerance among all the tested cultivars.