Sugarcane Research: From Molecular Insights to Field Applications
- 1st Edition, Volume 119 - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Fabio daMatta
- Language: English
Advances in Sugarcane Research: From Molecular Insights to Field Applications presents a comprehensive and integrative overview of contemporary sugarcane science, bridging fundam… Read more
Description
Description
Advances in Sugarcane Research: From Molecular Insights to Field Applications presents a comprehensive and integrative overview of contemporary sugarcane science, bridging fundamental discoveries with crop modeling and climate change. As one of the world’s most important crops for sugar and bioenergy production.
This volume brings together leading experts to explore advances across multiple scales of research—from genomics, molecular biology, and genetic improvement to plant physiology, stress responses, and crop management. Emerging approaches such as omics technologies, artificial intelligence, and functional genomics are addressed as a way to transform sugarcane breeding and accelerating the development of climate-resilient cultivars. In addition to molecular and physiological perspectives, the book addresses key aspects of agronomy, including plant nutrition, soil constraints, root system dynamics, and sustainable management practices. Special attention is given to abiotic stresses such as drought and ozone, as well as their underlying mechanisms and implications for sugarcane growth. The integration of crop modeling and agrometeorology further provides tools for predicting crop performance and supporting decision-making under limiting environmental conditions. Overall, this volume aims to serve as a key reference for understanding current progress and future directions in sugarcane research.
This volume brings together leading experts to explore advances across multiple scales of research—from genomics, molecular biology, and genetic improvement to plant physiology, stress responses, and crop management. Emerging approaches such as omics technologies, artificial intelligence, and functional genomics are addressed as a way to transform sugarcane breeding and accelerating the development of climate-resilient cultivars. In addition to molecular and physiological perspectives, the book addresses key aspects of agronomy, including plant nutrition, soil constraints, root system dynamics, and sustainable management practices. Special attention is given to abiotic stresses such as drought and ozone, as well as their underlying mechanisms and implications for sugarcane growth. The integration of crop modeling and agrometeorology further provides tools for predicting crop performance and supporting decision-making under limiting environmental conditions. Overall, this volume aims to serve as a key reference for understanding current progress and future directions in sugarcane research.
Key features
Key features
- An integrative perspective on sugarcane research
- Chapters addressing crossing-edge technologies and tools, including omics platforms, artificial intelligence, and advanced crop modeling
- Emphasizes on translational research, linking scientific advances to field applications
Readership
Readership
By connecting theoretical knowledge with field-level applications, this volume offers a holistic perspective on sugarcane biology for researchers, graduate students, and professionals in plant science and agronomy, as well as policymakers and stakeholders interested in advancing sustainable and resilient agricultural systems
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Sugarcane in the age of omics and artificial intelligence
Danilo Augusto Sforça, Aline da Costa Lima Moraes,
Rafaela Rodrigues Pinheiro, Débora Thomazim,
Isabela Giacomeli de Deus, Isabela dos Santos Begnami,
Michele Fernandes da Silva, Felipe Roberto Francisco, and
Anete Pereira de Souza
2. Sugarcane germplasm collection and flowering time:
Two key pillars for breeding
Luciana Rossini Pinto, Paulo Henrique da Silva Santos,
Elisson Romanel, Mauro Alexandre Xavier, and
Marcos Guimarães de Andrade Landell
3. Towards drought-resilient sugarcane: Genetic engineering
and functional genomics approaches
Mayara Holanda de Carvalho, Vitor Favaretto Pinoti,
Nicholas Camargo Zani, Angela Maria Vieira da Silva,
Luis Guilherme Almeida Amaro, Nery Tirabante Terrones, and
Marcelo Menossi
4. Sugarcane and energy cane photosynthesis under varying
environmental conditions
Rafael Leonardo Almeida, Larissa Prado Cruz,
Tamires Silva Martins, Eduardo Caruso Machado, and
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
5. Drought stress memory in sugarcane: Concepts, mechanisms
and agronomic implications
Maria Dolores Pissolato, Gustavo Maia Souza, and
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
6. Oxidative stress in sugarcane triggered by tropospheric ozone
Bárbara Baesso Moura, Neidiquele Maria Silveira,
Yasutomo Hoshika, Elena Paoletti, and Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
7. Sustainable sugarcane production under subtropical
environments: Ecophysiology, management and
breeding
Martin M. Acreche, Jorge E. Chalco Vera, Luciana Martinez Calsina,
and Julio V. Sáez
8. Advances in sugarcane nutrition for profitable production
Rafael Otto, Carlos Antonio Costa Nascimento, and
Estêvão Vicari Mellis
9. Sugarcane production and soil acidification: Causes,
consequences, and management for sustainable soil
health and crop productivity
Xiaoyan Liu, Xinyi Li, Lihang Qiu, Haifeng Yan, Huiwen Zhou,
Ling Yao, Jiepeng Huang, Jian Zhan, Kejun Huang, Linsheng Yang,
Jie Zhang, Pan Zhao, Ting Luo, Yan Deng, Qichao Zhu,
Xinping Chen, Fusuo Zhang, and Prakash Lakshmanan
10. Sugarcane root system dynamics: Insights, unresolved
mechanisms, and modeling needs
Mathias Christina, Henrique Boriolo Dias, Antoine Versini,
Florent Kebalo, Léa Chevalier, Matthew R. Jones, Pablo Affortit,
and Christophe Jourdan
11. Sugarcane management with biostimulants and plant growth
regulators
Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Gabriela Ferraz de Siqueira, and
Murilo de Campos
12. Advances in sugarcane management towards greater
environmental sustainability
João Luis Nunes Carvalho, Sarah Tenelli,
Fernanda Palmeira Gabetto, Thaís Nascimento Pessoa,
Gabriel Palma Petrielli, Roberto Pinheiro Junior, and
Ricardo de Oliveira Bordonal
13. Sugarcane crop modelling: From foundational approaches
to future directions
Henrique Boriolo Dias, Mathias Christina, Matthew R. Jones,
Murilo Vianna, Fábio Ricardo Marin, Abraham Singels, and
Geoff Inman-Bamber
14. Agrometeorology and crop modeling: Essential tools
for sugarcane sustainability and productivity under
climate change
Fábio Ricardo Marin, Henrique Bauab Brunetti, and
Henrique Boriolo Dias
Danilo Augusto Sforça, Aline da Costa Lima Moraes,
Rafaela Rodrigues Pinheiro, Débora Thomazim,
Isabela Giacomeli de Deus, Isabela dos Santos Begnami,
Michele Fernandes da Silva, Felipe Roberto Francisco, and
Anete Pereira de Souza
2. Sugarcane germplasm collection and flowering time:
Two key pillars for breeding
Luciana Rossini Pinto, Paulo Henrique da Silva Santos,
Elisson Romanel, Mauro Alexandre Xavier, and
Marcos Guimarães de Andrade Landell
3. Towards drought-resilient sugarcane: Genetic engineering
and functional genomics approaches
Mayara Holanda de Carvalho, Vitor Favaretto Pinoti,
Nicholas Camargo Zani, Angela Maria Vieira da Silva,
Luis Guilherme Almeida Amaro, Nery Tirabante Terrones, and
Marcelo Menossi
4. Sugarcane and energy cane photosynthesis under varying
environmental conditions
Rafael Leonardo Almeida, Larissa Prado Cruz,
Tamires Silva Martins, Eduardo Caruso Machado, and
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
5. Drought stress memory in sugarcane: Concepts, mechanisms
and agronomic implications
Maria Dolores Pissolato, Gustavo Maia Souza, and
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
6. Oxidative stress in sugarcane triggered by tropospheric ozone
Bárbara Baesso Moura, Neidiquele Maria Silveira,
Yasutomo Hoshika, Elena Paoletti, and Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
7. Sustainable sugarcane production under subtropical
environments: Ecophysiology, management and
breeding
Martin M. Acreche, Jorge E. Chalco Vera, Luciana Martinez Calsina,
and Julio V. Sáez
8. Advances in sugarcane nutrition for profitable production
Rafael Otto, Carlos Antonio Costa Nascimento, and
Estêvão Vicari Mellis
9. Sugarcane production and soil acidification: Causes,
consequences, and management for sustainable soil
health and crop productivity
Xiaoyan Liu, Xinyi Li, Lihang Qiu, Haifeng Yan, Huiwen Zhou,
Ling Yao, Jiepeng Huang, Jian Zhan, Kejun Huang, Linsheng Yang,
Jie Zhang, Pan Zhao, Ting Luo, Yan Deng, Qichao Zhu,
Xinping Chen, Fusuo Zhang, and Prakash Lakshmanan
10. Sugarcane root system dynamics: Insights, unresolved
mechanisms, and modeling needs
Mathias Christina, Henrique Boriolo Dias, Antoine Versini,
Florent Kebalo, Léa Chevalier, Matthew R. Jones, Pablo Affortit,
and Christophe Jourdan
11. Sugarcane management with biostimulants and plant growth
regulators
Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Gabriela Ferraz de Siqueira, and
Murilo de Campos
12. Advances in sugarcane management towards greater
environmental sustainability
João Luis Nunes Carvalho, Sarah Tenelli,
Fernanda Palmeira Gabetto, Thaís Nascimento Pessoa,
Gabriel Palma Petrielli, Roberto Pinheiro Junior, and
Ricardo de Oliveira Bordonal
13. Sugarcane crop modelling: From foundational approaches
to future directions
Henrique Boriolo Dias, Mathias Christina, Matthew R. Jones,
Murilo Vianna, Fábio Ricardo Marin, Abraham Singels, and
Geoff Inman-Bamber
14. Agrometeorology and crop modeling: Essential tools
for sugarcane sustainability and productivity under
climate change
Fábio Ricardo Marin, Henrique Bauab Brunetti, and
Henrique Boriolo Dias
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 119
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Fabio daMatta
Fábio M. DaMatta is an agronomist and received his D.Sc. degree in 1995 in plant physiology from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, where he is currently a Full Professor of Plant Physiology at the Plant Biology Department. Dr. DaMatta is the author or co-author of more than 200 research articles and book chapters, most of which deal with the ecophysiology of the coffee tree. Over his career, he advised 42 postgraduate students and supervised 11 postdocs. He served as a consulting member of the Brazilian Consortium for Coffee Research and Development (1998-2010), as Editor-in-Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology (2006-2008), and as the coordinator of the leading Latin American Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (Federal University of Viçosa; 2008-2023). Dr. DaMatta serves on multiple research networks and holds associate editor positions at prominent plant physiology and agriculture journals. His current H-index is 55 (Scopus). Over the last three years, Prof. DaMatta features in the list of world's most influential scientists, as compiled by Stanford University and published by Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Plant Physiology, Plant Biology Department, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil