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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Sugarcane Volume 2: Breeding, Pests and Diseases
Contributor(s): Rott, Philippe (Contribution by), Yang, Xiping (Contribution by), Kandel, Ramkrishna (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1786761483     ISBN-13: 9781786761484
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $223.25  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture
- Technology & Engineering | Pest Control
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science
Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.75 lbs) 470 pages
 
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Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world's sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen as damaging biodiversity and soil health with a negative effect on both yields and the environment. This volume summarises the wealth of research addressing these challenges.


Volume 2 reviews advances in breeding and the management of pests and diseases. Part 1 assesses the latest research on sugarcane genetics, physiology and genetic diversity, and how this is informing advances in conventional, marker-assisted and transgenic breeding techniques. Part 2 discusses progress in understanding bacterial, fungal and viral diseases and their management, as well as the management of insect and nematode pests as well as weeds.

With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for sugarcane scientists, growers, government and non-governmental agencies responsible for supporting and monitoring the impact of sugarcane cultivation. It is accompanied by a companion volume reviewing cultivation and sustainability issues.

Contributor Bio(s): Rott, Philippe: - Dr Philippe Rott is Professor of Plant Pathology in the Everglades Research and Education Center at the University of Florida. He previously conducted research at CIRAD (the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development) for over three decades. Professor Rott is currently Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Sugarcane Technologists. He has written widely on sugarcane diseases.