Description:
L 12-201 was derived from a cross between the female parent 'L 97-128' and the male parent 'HoCP 96-540'. The female parent, 'L 97-128' was released to the Louisiana sugar industry in 2004 but is no longer recommended for cultivation. 'HoCP 96-540', the male parent, was released in 2003 and in 2020 was planted to 12 % of the industry acreage. 'HoCP 96-540' possesses superior cold tolerance 0uice deterioration after exposure to freezing temperatures), but its acreage has seen a steady decline due to weak performance and poor overwintering in older ratoon crops as well as susceptibility to brown rust caused by Puccinia melanocepha.