As more than 70% of the sugar harve

As more than 70% of the sugar harvested for human consumption is derived from sugarcane, improving sucrose content, biomass yield, and resistance to pests and diseases remains an important focus of traditional breeding programmes. In addition, genetic engineering research has supported the introduction of specific traits and facilitated further understanding of complex physiological pathways in the plant. Transgenesis has allowed diversification of output traits so that a range of sugars, biopolymers, neutraceuticals, industrial enzymes, and pharmaceuticals can be produced by the plant. Sugarcane is considered as a critical component of our bioenergy future and is currently a major feedstock for ethanol production. Significant advances in associating putative biological functions to sugarcane genes have been achieved by the Brazilian SUCEST project. Future genetic improvement of sugarcane will rely on a better understanding of metabolic control and flux, cellular compartmentation and availability of metabolites, and the ability to identify potential and crucial targets for genetic engineering.

As more than 70% of the sugar harvested for human consumption is derived from sugarcane, improving sucrose content, biomass yield, and resistance to pests and diseases remains an important focus of traditional breeding programmes. In addition, genetic engineering research has supported the introduction of specific traits and facilitated further understanding of complex physiological pathways in the plant. Transgenesis has allowed diversification of output traits so that a range of sugars, biopolymers, neutraceuticals, industrial enzymes, and pharmaceuticals can be produced by the plant. Sugarcane is considered as a critical component of our bioenergy future and is currently a major feedstock for ethanol production. Significant advances in associating putative biological functions to sugarcane genes have been achieved by the Brazilian SUCEST project. Future genetic improvement of sugarcane will rely on a better understanding of metabolic control and flux, cellular compartmentation and availability of metabolites, and the ability to identify potential and crucial targets for genetic engineering.

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