1st Edition

Sugarcane Cultivation and Management Challenges and Opportunities

324 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

324 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

The sugarcane industry faces a number of challenges in terms of stagnating production, price regulations, unstable sugarcane market, and water scarcity/drought. This new book summarizes cultivation and sugarcane crop production strategies and related sustainability issues. The book covers topics related to sugarcane plantation and growth such as the impact of various stressors along with... Read more

1. Prospects in Sugarcane Cultivation: An Overview

Bhaskar Pratap Singh, Trisha Sinha, Sudip Sarkar, and Aradhana Kumari

2. Influence of Environment on Propagation and Germination of Sugarcane

Mohseen Riaz Ud Dean, Marissa Corinna Asen, and Rahul Ravneel Prasad

3. Impact of Irrigation Management on Sugarcane During Stress

Musa Opeyemi Ahmed, Adepoju Moronkola Idris, Faith Eweluegim Enahoro-Ofagbe, and Kingsley O. Iwuozor

4. Sugarcane: An Overview of Physiological and Biochemical Studies Under Drought and Salt Stress

Pooja Dhansu, Sapna Yadav, Kumar Preet, Sunita Devi, Ravinder Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Adhini S. Pazhani, and S. K. Pandey

5. Environmental Stresses and Their Impact on Cane Development and Production

Eid. M. Mehareb

6. Microbiome Intervention in Sugarcane Growth Against Abiotic Factors

Mukesh Kumar Malviya, Prachi Sharma, Manoj Kumar Solanki, Anjali Chandrol Solanki, Praveen Kumar Divvela, and Krishan K. Verma

7. Exploring the Physiology of Silicon and Its Impact on Plant Growth, Development, Yield, and Juice Quality

Milton Garcia Costa, Renato de Mello Prado, Gelza Carliane Marques Teixeira, Kamilla Silva Oliveira, Gilmara Pereira da Silva, and Jonas Pereira de Souza Júnior

8. Improvement of Sugarcane Crop Quality by Using Some PGPRs Under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

Tamilselvan Arumugam, M. Jagadesh, Vinay Hegde, Jagadish Rane, Cherukumalli Srinivasarao, A. Krishnaveni, Santosh Kumar Singh, Aradhana Kumari, Munmun Dash, and Vinod Kumar Garg

9. Role of Plant Secondary Metabolism in Sugarcane During Unfavorable Environmental Conditions

R. G. Vyshnavi, Karishma Behera, Aradhana Kumari, R. K. Samaiya, and P. K. Mishra

10. Major Sugarcane Pests and Their Management in Sri Lanka: Current Status and Future Outlook

Gayani K. M. Chanchala, VKASM Wanasinghe, and Amin Nikpay

11. Sugarcane Management for Higher Crop and Water Productivity 

Satpal S. Paalli, Rajni Sharma, and V. Anjaly 

12. Economic Importance and Yield Potential of Sugarcane in Pakistan 

Shahid Afghan, Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Krishan K. Verma, and Amin Nikpay 

Biography

Krishan K. Verma, PhD, is a Foreign Expert at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Nanning, Guangxi, China. He is a prolific author and researcher and has published many papers, books, and book chapters.

Xiu-Peng Song, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanning, Guangxi, China. He has won several awards, and has published over 65 scientific publications, three book chapters, and one book (Springer).

Munna Singh, PhD, served as Vice-Chancellor at Chandra Shekher Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, India (2013-2016). He is currently working as Professor and Head, Botany, and also as Chairman of the Board of Studies, Agriculture, at the University of Lucknow, India. He has been conferred with various prestigious awards and fellowships. He has completed nearly a dozen research projects and published over 100 research papers and more than five books.

Renato de Mello Prado, PhD, is a Professor of Plant Nutrition at São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil. He also coordinates a research group (Genplant) focused on the nutrition of tropical plants. He has published over 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has authored/co-authored about 20 books.

Jian-Ming Wu, PhD, is a Professor at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science/Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanning, Guangxi, China. He has presided over 10 projects, participated in more than 19 projects, and won several awards. He has published over 120 scientific publications with at least five granted invention patents.

Yang-Rui Li, PhD, is a lifetime Professor and has been serving as Director of the Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, since 2007. He is Chief Expert of the National Joint Research Program for Elite Sugarcane Variety Development in China. He has published more than 15 books and over 1000 papers. He has received more than 33 awards for his work.