The progress in the cytogenetics of sugarcane with special reference to researches during the last decade is reviewed. Standardisation of leaf squash, pollen grain squash and root t ip squash methods for chromosome study have been reported. Culturing of pollen grains and cells in vitro have been new additions. The basic chromosome number of Saccharum may be 5, 6, 8 and 10. A new line of investi...

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) grows under different weather conditions directly affecting crop maturation. Raw material quality predicting models are important tools in sugarcane crop management; the goal of these models is to provide productivity estimates during harvesting, increasing the efficiency of strategical and administrative decisions. The objective of this work was developing ...

In a search of the sugarcane expressed sequence tag (SUCEST) database we located three full-length cDNAs (SCCCLR1022D05.g, SCCCRZ1001D02.g and SCBFLR1026E02.g) encoding the 14-3-3 proteins from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). The encoded proteins were identified based on the clustering of the expressed sequence tags and were shown to encode proteins similar to 14-3-3 proteins of other monoco...

Kosakonia sacchari sp. nov. is a new species within the new genus Kosakonia, which was included in the genus Enterobacter. K sacchari is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium named for its association with sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). K sacchari bacteria are Gram-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming, motile rods. Strain SP1(T) (=CGMCC1.12102(T)=LMG 26783(T)) is the type strain of the K sacchari ...

The aim of the present study was to isolate Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Saccharum officinarum commonly known as Sugar cane. Saccharomyces cerevisiae was collected from sugarcane juice from different areas that have different atmosphere, soil composition and temperature. Sample of sugarcane juice preserved at 0°C ice bugs. Sample were shifted to the laboratory and stored at 4°C for 15 hours an...

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) has wide range of economic importance due to its major and by-products. Seed multiplication of newly released varieties of sugarcane is one of the major constraints. Once a desired clone is identified, it usually takes 6-7 years to produce sufficient quality of improved seed material. This long duration causes a major bottleneck in breeding programmes. For t...

The objectives of this study are (i) to develop the Recommended Technology Adoption Index (RTAI), and (ii) to determine the relationship between socio-economic characteristics of the farmers which affect the technology adoption level of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). The average technology adoption index of study area was 0.72 with minimum 0.46 and maximum of 0.89 and the correlation betwee...

The emissions from simulated sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) field burns were sampled and analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs and PCDFs). Sugarcane leaves from Hawaii and Florida were burned in a manner simulating the natural physical dimensions and biomass density found during the practice of preharvest field burning. Eight composite burn tests consisting of ...

Combining ability variances and effects were estimated for important agronomic and biochemical traits in sugarcane using line x tester mating design. Five commercially grown varieties and one line from germplasm collection were involved in this study of which three were used as females (lines) and three as males (testers). The six agronomic characters studied were number of millable stalk per s...