ST. GABRIEL — In a sense, two new sugar cane varieties announced at a public gathering this week were more than a century in the making. The crossbred cane, developed at LSU's sugar research station ...

Sugarcane is an important food crop, but its large environmental impact means there’s plenty of room for improvement. Unfortunately it’s tricky and time-consuming to breed new varieties, but now ...

Sugarcane is one of the most productive plants on Earth, providing 80 percent of the sugar and 30 percent of the bioethanol produced worldwide. Its size and efficient use of water and light give it ...

A groundbreaking study investigating the growth of selected varieties of sugarcane to convert into high-performance jet fuel is underway at the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Agriculture, ...

With soil temperatures hovering above freezing, farmers hope to avoid root damage while preparing for potential cold snaps ahead.

THE future of the Far Northern sugar industry is looking sweeter after the release of four new cane varieties for the region’s growers. The varieties – SRA1, SRA3, SRA6 and SRA7 – have been developed ...

By 2023, LC05-136 emerged as a flagship of the fifth-generation sugarcane varieties, has been accumulatively cultivated across more than 1.67 million hectares in China. However, LC05-136 has some ...

Pilibhit: To tackle red rot, often described as the cancer of sugarcane, Uttar Pradesh Council of Sugarcane Research (UPCSR) has launched 10 new sugarcane varieties that are resistant to the disease.