TY - CHAP AU - Ghulam Mustafa AU - Faiz Ahmad Joyia AU - Sultana Anwar AU - Aqsa Parvaiz and Muhammad Sarwar Khan ED - Alexandre Bosco de Oliveira Y1 - 2018-05-16 PY - 2018 T1 - Biotechnological Interventions for the Improvement of Sugarcane Crop and Sugar Production N2 - Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is considered one of the major bioenergy crops grown globally. Thus, sugarcane research to improve sustainable production worldwide is a vital task of the scientific community, to address the increasing demands and needs for their products, especially biofuels. In this context, this book covers the most recent research areas related to sugarcane production and its applications. It is composed of 14 chapters, divided into 5 sections that highlight fundamental insights into the current research and technology on this crop. Sugarcane: Technology and Research intends to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview in technology, production, and applied and basic research of this bioenergy species, approaching the latest developments on varied topics related to this crop. BT - Sugarcane SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71496 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.71496 SN - 978-1-78923-151-9 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -