Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Sugarcane
ISBN: 9780429070020
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / CRC Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Botany; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Agriculture;

The fast-growing sugarcane plant is a major source of sugar (sucrose) in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The high productivity of the plant also makes it a key target for use as an energy crop. The fiber of the plant is used to generate electricity and produce ethanol as a fuel.Sugarcane is a hybrid of two species, each of which is genetically c

Robert Henry, Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia

Chittaranjan Kole, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA


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