Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Climate-Smart Sugarcane Cultivation
Editors: Rajan Bhatt, PhD
Krishan K. Verma, PhD
Shiv Prasad, PhD
Mauro Wagner de Oliveira, PhD

Climate-Smart Sugarcane Cultivation

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming February 2025
Hardback Price: $260 US | £210 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781774919972
Pages: Est. 765pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 11 color and 112 b/w illustrations

Sugarcane is one of a crucial eco-friendly cash crop with massive agro-industrial value. It is a significant source of sweeteners and a source of renewable energy. Known for its high varietal resistance to changing climate scenarios, sugarcane is also reported to be prone to biotic stresses like drought, water logging, salinity, multiple soil-related problems, and nutrient deficiencies. This new volume, Climate-Smart Sugarcane Cultivation, is a 700-plus-page comprehensive resource offering the state-of-the-art practical information on sugarcane cultivation and management based on the practical experience, knowledge, and research from around the world.

The book discusses the destructive consequences of global warming on sugarcane along with a host of climate-smart technologies to mitigate that impact on sugarcane production. A selection of new smart technological, engineering, agronomical, and genetic and molecular approaches are explored to offset the challenges posed by climate changes.

Other topics include the economic aspects of sugarcane cultivation as well as the recycling of bioresources, such as distillery effluents and other wastes and the alternate use of sugarcane products and by-products for bioethanol production. The biotic and abiotic stresses under climate change to improve the productivity and quality are considered. Insect pest management of sugarcane crops is discussed, along with intercropping options and weed control in sugarcane, and more.
Key features:

  • Discusses the impact of global warming and climate change on sugarcane production and offers mitigation and adaptation strategies
  • Presents a plethora of new climate-smart technologies for sugarcane cultivation and management
  • Considers climate-smart sugarcane fertilization strategies as well as climate-smart pest management
  • Looks at recycling and alternate uses of sugarcane products and byproducts for bioethanol production and other purposes
This book provides comprehensive knowledge to sugarcane researchers worldwide to achieve the goal of the highest sugarcane productivity by using climate-smart technologies. This compendium on sugarcane will be an essential reference for agricultural scientists and researchers, agronomists, breeders, plant physiologists, farmers, and agricultural sciences faculty students, as well as for all other stakeholders connected with the sugarcane and sugar industry.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Climate-Smart Sugarcane Fertilization

Rajan Bhatt, Krishan K. Verma, Shiv Prasad, and Mauro Wagner Oliveira

2. Global Warming Consequences and Management in Sugarcane
P. K. Kingra, S. K. Mishra, and R. K. Pal

3. Impact of Climate Change on Sugarcane: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies
G. K. Dinesh, M. Sinduja, Keerthana Sri K. S., V Sathya, L. Meena, S. Karthika, S. Kiruthiga, Anusha B. S., and Shiv Prasad

4. Economic Aspects of Sugarcane Cultivation and the Trade Scenario of Sugar in India
Kashish Arora, Rohit Saini, Manjeet Kaur, H. S. Kingra, and Sanjeev Kumar

5. Role of Remote Sensing in Climate-Smart Sugarcane Fertilization
Sony Bora, Atin Majumder, and Nikhil S. Paschapur

6. From First to Fourth Generation Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges
Shaweta Sharma, Pk Malhotra, Anna Goel, Pankaj Sharma, Gulzar S. Sanghera, and Gaganpreet Kaur

7. Sugarcane Production Systems in Northeastern Brazil
Manoel Gomes Pereira, Mauro Wagner De Oliveira, Jose Vieira Silva, and Cândido Carnaúba Mota

8. Role of Micronutrients in Alleviating Abiotic Stresses to Improve the Productivity and Quality of Sugarcane
Vivek Sharma, Ss Dhaliwal, Vibha Verma, and Manmeet Kaur

9. Role of Biochar on Sugarcane Crop Improvement at Different Growth Periods During Stress
Munmun Dash, M. Jagadesh, Santosh Kumar Singh, Aradhana Kumari, Haina Johnson K. V., and Satish Kumar Sharma

10. Climate-Smart Technologies for Improved Organic Carbon Pool in Soils Under Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Production
Pritpal Singh, Navneet Kaur, Gagandeep Kaur, A. S. Sandhu, Avtar Singh, Narendra Singh, P. Senthilvalavan, R. S. Ghuman, and Rajan Bhatt

11. Recycling of Bioresources in Sugarcane Production: Distillery Effluents and Other Wastes
M. Sinduja, G. K. Dinesh, Ezra John, V. Sathya, Sangilidurai Karthika, K. S. Keerthana Sri, Ponnusamy Karthika, and S. Mahimairaja

12. New Agronomical Approaches for Sustained Sugarcane Yields
Kuldeep Singh and Sudhir Kumar Mishra

13. Biotic Stress in Sugarcane and Its Management Strategy
Rajesh Kumar, Atul Kumar Bhardwaj, and K. K. Chandra

14. Exploring the Physiology of Silicon and Its Impact on Growth, Development, Yield, and Juice Quality
Rilner A. Flores, Cid N. S. Campos, Krishan K. Verma, Amanda M. Bueno, Maxuel F. N. Xavier, Gustavo Caione, and Riandra T. Do Carmo

15. Past, Present, and Future of Sugarcane Byproducts: An Overview
Milagros Cecilia Palacios-Bereche, Reynaldo Palacios-Bereche, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Antonio Garrido Gallego, Marcelo Modesto, and Silvia Azucena Nebra

16. Sugarcane Nematode Management Under Tropical Conditions
Sankaranarayanan Chellappa

17. Management Interventions for Sustainable Sugarcane Production Under a Water-Limiting Environment
Jagdish Singh, Mohammad Amin Bhat, Salwinder S. Dhaliwal, Navneet Kaur, Abrar Yousuf, B. S. Dhillon, and Ravinder S. Chhina

18. Alternate Use of Sugarcane Products and Byproducts for Bioethanol Production to Improve Air Quality
Shiv Prasad, Vikas Chandra Gupta, Rajan Bhatt, Dhanya Ms, Krishan K. Verma, and Mauro Wagner Oliveira

19. Omics-Assisted Sugarcane Improvement for Climate Resilience
Sangeeta Srivastava and Pavan Kumar

20. Important Tips in the Manufacture and Storage of Gur
Mahesh Kumar, Gagandeep Kaur, and Preetinder Kaur

21. Recent Advances in Controlling Insect Pests of Sugarcane
Paramita Bhowmik, Debjyoti Majumder, Paramita Biswas, and Bishal Mukherjee

22. Engineering Approaches for Sustainable Sugarcane Production
H. L. Kushwaha, Roaf Ahmad Parray, and Tapan Kumar Khura

23. Aluminum Toxicity and Management Strategies in the Era of Climate Change in Brazil
Mauro Wagner De Oliveira, Rajan Bhatt, Glauber José De Castro Gava, and Sylberto Ottoni Martin

24. Energy Cane: Biomass to Sustainability and Potential of This Crop in Brazilian Areas
Oriel Tiago Kölln, Beatriz Bosquiero Nastaro, Sergio Gustavo De Quassi Castro, and José Antonio Bressiani

25. Silicon by Modifying C:N:P Stoichiometry Sugarcane Tolerance to Abiotic Stress
Renato De Mello Prado, Dilier Olivera Viciedo, Kamilla Silva Oliveira, and Marisa De Cássia Piccolo

26. Sugarcane Responses to Abiotic Stress Under Climate Change
Sukhjeet Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Baljeet Kaur, Jagdish Singh, Bikramjeet Singh, and K. B. Singh

27. Climate-Smart Intercropping Options and Weed Control in Sugarcane
Raminder Kaur Hundal and Navneet Kaur

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Rajan Bhatt, PhD
Associate Professor (Soil Science), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amritsar, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Punjab, India

Rajan Bhatt, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor of Soil Science at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amritsar, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), India, where he formerly was affiliated with the Regional Research Station at the university. He has more than 11 years of research experience in enhancing farmers’ livelihoods and more than five years in enhancing sugarcane crop growth and yield and insect-pest management, among other topics of research. He has handled several research projects and is a regular reviewer and editorial board member for several high-impact journals. He also holds office for 12 professional national-level societies. He authored many scientific research papers, research bulletins, books, book chapters, and extension articles for the benefit of the scientific and farming communities. In addition, he has attended several national and international conferences and workshops and coordinated technical and plenary sessions. To date, Dr. Bhatt has been honored with 18 awards at the state, national and international levels.

Krishan K. Verma, PhD
Foreign Expert, Sugarcane Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China

Krishan K. Verma, PhD, is working as a Foreign Expert at the Sugarcane Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China. He has 13 years of research experience in the field of biotic and abiotic stresses, i.e., environmental toxicology, plant physiology, and metallic nanoparticles. His research focuses on environmental toxicology, bioengineering modeling, plant physiology, molecular biology, their impacts on growth, physiological and molecular adaptation strategies of plants to stressful environment, and how they affect the plant structure, using modern tools and techniques like LICOR-6800, AAS, ICP-MS, UV-Vis spectroscopy, GC, TEM, and SEM microscopes, which are applied to assess the uptake, accumulation, transformations, translocation of ions, and impact on plant performance, productivity, leaf gas exchange, and ultrastructure of cellular organs. He has received several awards for his work. He has published more than 120 scientific research articles, including 10 books and 12 book chapters. He is an internationally recognized reviewer. He has been serving as an editorial board member of various peer-reviewed journals.

Shiv Prasad, PhD
Principal Scientist (ARS), Division of Environment Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

Shiv Prasad, PhD, is currently working as Principal Scientist and has 25 years of experience in agricultural research and development at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India, where he is actively involved in postgraduate student teaching and research guidance as a faculty member. Dr. Prasad has made significant contributions to the recycling of biomass waste, conversion of resources, biofuel technology development, sustainable utilization of agricultural crop residues, evaluation of cellulolytic fungal strains for saccharification, screening, and evaluation of efficient microbial strains for ethanol fermentation, optimization of process technologies for ethanol production from sorghum sugar/syrup/crop residues. He has published many research and review articles, authored several books, book chapters, and a training and analytical lab manual. His research works have been cited more than 5681 times (H-index of 28 and i10-index of 57) in national and international literature. He has received several awards and honors for his work.

Mauro Wagner de Oliveira, PhD
Associate Professor, Soil Fertility and Mineral Nutrition of Plants, Campus of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil

Mauro Wagner de Oliveira, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Soil Fertility and Mineral Nutrition of Plants at the Campus of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences of the Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil. He has worked with sugarcane research for over 30 years, in production systems on small, medium, and large farms. During his professional life, he has interacted with more than 300 researchers in various research groups, working mainly on the following topics: agricultural production system, nutrient accumulation, sugar cane, nutrient cycling, and sustainable development.




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