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A calibration curve for predicting sucrose content of sugarcane using NIR spectroscopy directly in the field
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The development of new sugarcane cultivars requires a systematic selection process to identify genotypes with desirable traits, such as tillering, disease resistance, sucrose content, and high yield. Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been integrated into breeding programs to enhance the accuracy of sugar content measurements.
A continuous improvement approach in the production of sugarcane vitroplants at the EEAOC
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The Vitroplants Project of Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC) began in 2001 and supplies high-quality “seed cane” (healthy, vigorous and with guaranteed genetic identity) to the farming sector. This is achieved with several biotechnological tools, including hydrothermotherapy, micropropagation and different molecular techniques
A Guide to Sugarcane Diseases: New Edition
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The book A guide to sugarcane diseases was published in 2000 by ISSCT and Cirad, with the objective of gathering practical and updated information in sugarcane pathology. During the last two decades, new diseases have developed and were described in several countries.
A pathway to molecular sugarcane breeding: implementing genetic associations and genomic prediction
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Sugarcane is a major crop used to produce sugar, ethanol, and energy. Given its importance, plant-breeding programs worldwide focus on selecting varieties with higher biomass and sucrose yield, as well as resistance to major diseases. Selection is generally based on phenotypic information.
A selection index based on non-sugar compounds of sugarcane juice
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Sugarcane juice is composed of sugars, water, and different soluble and insoluble substances known as non-sugar compounds. Both sugar and non-sugar compounds are crucial in the factory because they are responsible for adverse effects on the quality and recovery of sucrose.
Accuracy of genomic selection in populations of the EEAOC sugarcane breeding program
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Genomic selection (GS) is a promising breeding tool for improving the efficiency of complex trait breeding. The prediction accuracy of genomic breeding values was assessed across populations at different stages of the Sugarcane Breeding Program at the Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (SCBP-EEAOC).
Agroecological practices and light trapping of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as an integrated toolbox in sugarcane in the Senegal River Valley
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Eldana saccharina, the African stalk borer, attacks sugarcane in most African countries with a major impact on cane and sugar yields. The sugarcane company Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise (CSS) established in the Senegal River Valley has been combatting this borer by revising agricultural practices and deploying a grid of solar-powered light traps through its estate totalling more than 10,000 ha.
Assessing artificial diets for rearing Chilo sacchariphagus Bojer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) for a sterile-insect technique programme in Mauritius
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Chilo sacchariphagus Bojer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a chronic pest of sugarcane in Mauritius, and serious localised infestations are frequent in the dry regions. From its recently confirmed presence in Mozambique, C. sacchariphagus also represents a biosecurity threat to the sugar industries of South Africa and neighbouring African countries.
Assessment of brown rust and smut resistance trials for rating Cuban commercial sugarcane cultivars
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The sugarcane breeding program in Cuba evaluates new cultivars to determine their resistance to brown rust, smut, leaf scald, sugarcane mosaic, and red rot. In these trials, with high inoculum pressure, a set of control cultivars of known resistance are included to compare and assign a rating that describes the suitability of the new clone for commercial production.
Association between vegetative indices evaluated in a sugarcane breeding population
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Sugarcane breeders are always looking for new variables to improve the efficiency of identifying superior genotypes. Multispectral sensors onboard unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can provide a non-destructive and faster phenotyping strategy where the information can be summarized as vegetative indices.