Sugarcane Production (eBook)

Krishan K. Verma, PhD, is a Foreign Expert at the Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI) of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. His research focuses on environmental toxicology, bioengineering modeling, plant physiology, molecular biology, and their impacts on growth and physiological and molecular adaptation strategies of plants to stressful environments and how they affect plant structure. He has published more than 120 scientific research articles/reviews, 15 books, and 15 book chapters. He is an internationally recognized reviewer.Xiu-Peng Song, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Sugarcane Research Institute of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. His research focuses on plant physiology and biochemistry of stress resistance, occurrence mechanisms, and comprehensive control of diseases and insect pests in sugarcane. He has presided over funded projects and has published scientific publications, book chapters, and books. He has won six awards, including a Guangxi Science and Technology Progress Award.Hai-Rong Huang, PhD, is a Scientist at the Sugarcane Research Institute of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China. His ongoing research focuses on breeding and molecular biology of sugarcane crop. He has bred 30 varieties of sugarcane, such as the most popular of GT42/GT44 in China. He has published scientific publications and has been granted five invention patents.Aradhna Kumari, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology at the College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalay, India. She has presented research papers at national and international conferences and has published books, technical bulletins, research papers, review articles, manuals, book chapters, and popular articles in agriculture magazines. She has 12 years of experience in teaching and is a life member of many professional societies.Yang-Rui Li, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He is also Chief Expert of the National Joint Research Program for Elite Sugarcane Variety Development in China; President of the International Association for Professionals of Sugar and Integrated Technologies; Vice-President of the Society for Sugar Research and Promotion; and President of the Chinese Sugarcane Industry Association for Technological Innovation. He has published books and more than 1000 papers and received many scientific research achievement awards.