The research work on sugarcane was initiated at Agricultural Research Station, Vyara (Dist.: Surat now Tapi) in the year 1934 and subsequently it was transferred to Navsari at Regional Sugarcane Research Station in 1968-69. Earlier, there were two Regional Sugarcane Research Stations at Navsari and Thasara and Main Sugarcane Research Station at Kodinar in the State up to April-2004. Thereafter, Regional Sugarcane Research Station, Navsari was upgraded as Main Sugarcane Research Station (MSRS). Under Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, MSRS initiated research and extension work on sugarcane in various aspects like on crop improvement, crop production and crop protection. All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Sugarcane, ICAR has sanctioned one sub centre at Navsari since 1971-72 to carry out the research work in the discipline of Agronomy, Plant Breeding, Agricultural Entomology and Plant Pathology.