Sugarcane Transformation Biofuels, Biotechnology, and Beyond

Preface

1. Advancing the Transformation of Sugarcane Crops in the Era of Green Technology

Jose Luis Spinoso-Castillo, Jericó Jabín Bello-Bello, and Noé Aguilar-Rivera

2. Recent Progress and Challenges for the Production of Sugarcane Ethanol

Jyotirmay Mahapatra, Madhuri More, Mattaparthi Lakshmi Durga, Mahendra Kumar Mohanty, and Kirti Suryawanshi

3. Availability of Plant Biomass for the Replacement of Fossil Fuels with Biofuels

B. M. Bhalerao, and Krishan K. Verma

4. Improvement of Sugarcane through Advanced Breeding Approaches

Rikno Harmoko, Nurmalasari Darsono, and Bambang Sugiharto

5. Germplasm Diversity and Related Genera for Use in Sugarcane Betterment

Shahid Afghan, Muhamamd Ehsan Khan, Krishan K. Verma, and Amin Nickpay

6. Advances in Molecular Markers for Upgrading Sugar Content

Eid. M. Mehareb

7. Optimizing Sugarcane Ratoon Yield: An Updated Overview for Nutrient Management Strategies

Prasann Kumar, Aradhna Kumari, and Krishan K. Verma

8. Assessing the Genetic Integrity of Sugarcane Germplasm

Mayur Darvhankar, Aradhna Kumari, Chandra Mohan Mehta, and Bhupendra Mathpal

9. Bioethanol Production: Technical and Economic Perspectives

Dharmendra Kumar and Chandra Shekhar Seth

10. Modifying Plants for Biofuel and Biomaterial Production

Bhumika Singh Lodhi

11. Economic Benefits of Biofuel Production for Sustainable Agroclimate

Sweta Kataria, Simran Kaur, and Arti Goel

12. Significance of Sugarcane Germplasm: An Overview

S. Alarmelu, R. M. Shanthi, S. Sheelamary, and H. K. Mahadevaswamy

13. Environmental Sustainability: Attitude Changes in Response to Scientific Knowledge

Munmun Dash, Aradhna Kumari, Santosh Kumar Singh, Aparna Jaiswal, and Krishan K. Verma

14. Environmental Impacts of Sugarcane Biofuels

Krishan K. Verma, Xiu-Peng Song, Qiang Liang, Hai-Rong Huang, Lin Xu, and Yang-Rui Li

Index

Biography

Krishan K. Verma, PhD, is a Foreign Expert at the Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI) of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. His research focuses on environmental toxicology, bioengineering modeling, plant physiology, molecular biology, and their impacts on growth and physiological and molecular adaptation strategies of plants to stressful environments and how they affect plant structure. He has published more than 120 scientific research articles/reviews, 15 books, and 15 book chapters. He is an internationally recognized reviewer.

Xiu-Peng Song, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Sugarcane Research Institute of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. His research focuses on plant physiology and biochemistry of stress resistance, occurrence mechanisms, and comprehensive control of diseases and insect pests in sugarcane. He has presided over funded projects and has published scientific publications, book chapters, and books. He has won six awards, including a Guangxi Science and Technology Progress Award.

Hai-Rong Huang, PhD, is a Scientist at the Sugarcane Research Institute of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. His ongoing research focuses on breeding and molecular biology of sugarcane crop. He has bred 30 varieties of sugarcane, such as the most popular of GT42/GT44 in China. He has published scientific publications and has been granted five invention patents.

Aradhna Kumari, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology at the College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalay, India. She has presented research papers at national and international conferences and has published books, technical bulletins, research papers, review articles, manuals, book chapters, and popular articles in agriculture magazines. She has 12 years of experience in teaching and is a life member of many professional societies.

Yang-Rui Li, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He is also Chief Expert of the National Joint Research Program for Elite Sugarcane Variety Development in China; President of the International Association for Professionals of Sugar and Integrated Technologies; Vice-President of the Society for Sugar Research and Promotion; and President of the Chinese Sugarcane Industry Association for Technological Innovation. He has published books and more than 1000 papers and received many scientific research achievement awards.