Agro-industrial Perspectives on Sugarcane Production under Environmental Stress

This edited volume discusses sugarcane production management under stressful environments and innovative strategies to increase crop growth and productivity. It covers crop production, physiological and nutritional requirements, ratooning, ripening, and post-harvest losses management. It also highlights various technologies and approaches for improving sugarcane as a renewable source of food, fiber, and bio-energy. The book is of interest to sugarcane growers, millers, entrepreneurs, scientists, and industry managers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 426 pages
Publication date: 02 January 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This edited volume delves into the intricate aspects of sugarcane production management in challenging environments, as well as innovative strategies to enhance crop growth and productivity through intrinsic and extrinsic manipulations. The diverse chapters aim to provide comprehensive and cutting-edge information on various facets of sugarcane cultivation under stress conditions and the impact of climate change on the sustainability of sugarcane production. The book encompasses a wide range of topics, including crop production management, physiological and nutritional requirements, ratooning, ripening, and post-harvest losses management. It also outlines various technologies that support the continued use and improvement of sugarcane as a renewable source of food, fiber, and bio-energy. The manipulations at cellular and molecular levels, molecular breeding approaches, and post-harvest technologies are also covered.

The cultivation area of sugarcane is gradually expanding due to its immense diversification potential. The high productivity and biomass of the cane crop make it a valuable resource for use as a bio-energy crop and a promising raw material for bio-based agro-industries. However, the limited crop and biomass productivity due to abiotic stress poses a significant challenge in its future commercial exploitation as a sustainable feedstock for bio-based industries. It is therefore crucial to understand the cellular-molecular mechanisms underlying productivity barriers under specific stress situations to improve sugarcane quality and quantity in field conditions. This book showcases some of these innovative approaches.

This book holds immense interest for progressive sugarcane growers, millers, industrial entrepreneurs, sugarcane scientists, cane development and extension officers, and researchers in the field. It serves as a valuable resource for advancing knowledge and understanding of sugarcane production in a rapidly changing global landscape.

Weight: 834g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811939549
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022