Sugarcane Biotechnology: Challenges and Prospects
This book provides exhaustive information on several recent technologies that are employed for sugarcane improvement through biotechnology and will be of great interest to plant scientists, biotechnologists, molecular biologists and breeders who work on s
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Sugarcane Biotechnology: Challenges and Prospects
Sugarcane Biotechnology: Challenges and Prospects
Chakravarthi Mohan Editor
Sugarcane Biotechnology: Challenges and Prospects
Editor Chakravarthi Mohan Department of Genetics and Evolution Molecular Biology Laboratory Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos, SP, Brazil
ISBN 978-3-319-58945-9 ISBN 978-3-319-58946-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58946-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947513 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to my mentor, Dr. N. Subramonian, Emeritus Scientist, ICAR–Sugarcane Breeding Institute, who has always been encouraging and supportive and is an inspiration for young researchers.
Preface
Sugarcane is an important cash crop grown throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It serves as the major source for sugar and also used for ethanol and biomass production. The demand for sugarcane and its by-products is set to increase in recent years due to increasing population, higher demand for sugar and climate change. Moreover, sucrose yield has been unchanged for the past decades. Owing to these factors, there exists the need for sugarcane improvement through biotechnology which would inevitably improve the yield as well as the sustainability of sugar industries. With the advent of next generation sequencing technologies and genome editing tools, the realization of sugarcane improvement through biotechnology is not very far. Several transcriptomic studies have been carried out in sugarcane and whole genome sequencing is in progress. Transgenic sugarcane fo
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