Tag: sugarcane

Chinese researchers look for ways to speed up sugarcane breeding methods

Chinese researchers look for ways to speed up sugarcane breeding methods

December 28, 2023 |

In China, current sugarcane breeding methods, involving a lengthy 10- to 12-year multistage selection process, have resulted in slower yield improvements compared to other major crops. The main obstacles in the breeding process include the extended cycle, challenging phenotyping due to substantial biomass, and limited heritability of crucial traits. These issues, particularly the logistical challenges in […]

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Review shows Brazil’s role in sugarcane for biofuels growing exponentially

Review shows Brazil’s role in sugarcane for biofuels growing exponentially

November 28, 2023 |

In Brazil, publications on sugarcane have increased exponentially since 2006 worldwide, and Brazil has had more articles published on the topic than any other country in the period, according to a review in BioEnergy Research. The number of articles on the subject averaged about five per year between 1999 and 2006 but had reached 327 by 2021. Brazil […]

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