Sugar cane stalks were stored in a shaded gree-house under dry or sprinkled conditions. Three-bud cuttings were inoculated with Ceratocystis paradoxa prior to planting, The following conclusion can be drown: 1) Storage may improve the rate of germination depending upon the variety and the season of the year. 2) ''Wet" storage is as good or better than "dry" under the conditions used. 3) Storage increases the susceptibility of cane to C. paradoxa. 4) Storage reduces the auxin level in some varieties as manifested by a reduce curvature of whole stalks.