With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements:
- A substantial saving in seed material is when ‘bud chip setts’ are raised in a nursery and transplanted in the main field.
- When direct planting of setts is done, the germination percentage is better with single-budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
- If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly planted, single-budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
- Sugarcane can be cultivated using setts prepared from tissue culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?