The recent interest in bioconversion of agricultural and industrial wastes to chemical feedstock has led to extensive studies on cellulolytic enzymes produced by microorganisms. In the present study three lignocellulosic substrates viz. sugarcane bagasse, sawdust and water hyacinth were pre-treated with alkali and enzyme and their effect on bioconversion has been investigated. The ability of se...

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is a multipurpose and commercial crop of Pakistan. Sugar for food remains the most important product of sugarcane, by-products of the crop, many of them from fiber, are a significant part of its economic production. Sucrose serves as the major form of carbohydrate storage in sugarcane. Metabolism of sucrose, a mobile source of energy and carbon, is an absolu...

Sugarcane is semiperennial and produces considerable biomass, forming an ideal habitat for insects. Most insects do not affect crops, but some compete with humans for sugar and by-products. Sugarcane stalkborers are key pests of this crop worldwide because they feed directly on the vegetative tissues that store sucrose, allowing the introduction of micro-organisms that affect yield and quality....

Sugarcane mosaic disease is mainly caused by the sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV), which can significantly reduce stalk yield and sucrose content of sugarcane in the field. Coat protein mediated protection (CPMP) is an effective strategy to improve virus resistance. A 2-year field study was conducted to compare five independent transgenic sugarcane lines carrying the SCMV-CP gene (i.e., B2, B36, B...

Sugarcane has been a major agronomic crop in Hawaii with an unique, high-yield, two-year production system. However, parameters relevant to advanced, cellulosic biofuel production, such as net ecosystem productivity (NEP) and radiation use efficiency (RUE), have not been evaluated in Hawaii under commercial production. Recent demand potential has rekindled interest in Hawaiian grown biofuels; a...

zki (1993) noted that genetic engineering in sugarcane would be a useful tool for reversing single flaws, such Genetic transformation of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) holds promas disease susceptibility, in commercial cultivars. Sugarise for increasing yields and disease resistance. However, the tissue cane may benefit from genetic transformation because its culture and transformation process may ...

Ethanol production from sugarcane in Brazil is a well-established industry, with relatively simple operations and high yield. The ethanol primarily serves as a renewable fuel blending with gasoline and diesel to increase the energy security in Brazil. Several environmental concerns are emerged around the by-products from this industry. Vinasse, the liquid fraction generated from the rectificati...

The apparent failure to make significant progress in increasing the sucrose content of commercial varieties during the past two decades has led to the speculation that a yield plateau has been reached. Several research groups have therefore been investigating genetic manipulation of sucrose metabolism as an alternative approach, to supplement conventional breeding. However, the general lack of ...

Sugarcane productivity is cyclical in India and Tamil Nadu. The post-Green Revolution phase is characterized by high input-use and decelerating total factor productivity growth. Sugarcane productivity attained during the 1980s has not been sustained during the1990s and early 21 st century and has posed a challenge for the researchers to shift production function upward by improving the technolo...

Pokkah Boeng is a serious disease of sugarcane, which can lead to devastating yield losses in crop-producing regions, including southern China. However, there is still uncertainty about the causal agent of the disease. Our aim was to isolate and characterize the pathogen through morphological, physiological, and molecular analyses. We isolated sugarcane-colonizing fungi in Fujian, China. Isolat...