Génova is a hacienda located in the municipality of Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, with a sugarcane cultivation area of 645 ha. The estate's environment is semi-arid, with soils of low moisture content and an average annual precipitation of 750 to 800 mm, requiring supplemental irrigation
In northern Tanzania, sugarcane produced by TPC Limited has faced severe loss from several species of white grubs. Cochliotis melolonthoides Gerst. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) has been reported as the most damaging white grub both for its large size and high numbers. At TPC, the infestations have been localized in the southern area of the operation for over 80 years.
With the premise that not all smart people work for your company, the Colombian Sugarcane Research Center-CENICAÑA began searching for partners to establish collaborative pilots for startups that had advanced solutions for some challenges requiring accelerated technological development processes. With the guidance of a group of corporate venturers and a network of entrepreneurs, CENICAÑA launched a call to the entrepreneurial ecosystem for open innovation.
Traditionally, the higher heating value of any biomass (bagasse) is determined using bomb calorimetry. This process is lengthy and requires considerable maintenance of the equipment due to combustion reactions. Consequently, the development of a fast and accurate measurement technique would be a useful tool, saving time and resources.
Maximizing the yield potential of sugarcane varieties requires accurate assessment of physiological maturity, as under-aged or over-aged cane can lead to reduced sugar yield, poor juice quality, and difficulties in sugar recovery.
In Colombia, after sugarcane harvests, chisel-type subsoiling implements are used to mitigate soil compaction. Usually, harvest residues are cleared from two interrows that will be decompacted and moved to the adjacent third interrowrrow (2×1 arrangement). However, performing chisel subsoiling operations while preserving residues in all interrows is likely to improve the relationship between the machine-soil-plant system and stimulates sugarcane production.
The importance of sugarcane and its products in food, paper and ethanol industrieshas led to its continued demand and assurance of returns from these industries has made it a most favored cash crop for cultivation in India. However, salinity is one of the major constraints in sugarcane production in India and worldwide
Breeding for resistance to sugarcane smut, caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, has been a priority for the Varieties program at CENICAÑA. Smut had an economic impact in the susceptible variety CP 57-603 in the late 1980s, but for a long time there were no concerns about smut in the Colombian sugarcane industry in the Cauca River Valley (CRV).
Sugarcane production in most of the Americas has suffered yield losses from sugarcane orange rust disease (SORD) caused by Puccinia kuehnii for a decade. Developing resistant cultivars is a key breeding goal, but the genetic mechanisms of resistance to SORD remain unclear
Ratoon stunting disease (RSD) of sugarcane caused by Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) is a common destructive disease that occurs around the world. This disease is difficult to manage due to its elusive visible symptomology and disease rating of cultivars is subjective