RB975952 - Early maturing sugarcane cultivar

Abstract

-

Selection in energy cane families

“…In recent years, sugarcane breeding focused on the development of cultivars with higher sucrose yield for sugar and ethanol production (Dal-Bianco et al 2012, Santchurn et al 2014, Iaia et al 2014, Carneiro et al 2015. The current demand for a higher biomass volume to produce second generation ethanol and electricity generates new research lines initiated for the development of cultivars with higher fiber content, the so-called cane energy (Santchurn et al 2014, Silveira et al 2015a, Silveira et al 2015b).…”

RB0442 - drought tolerant sugarcane cultivar

“…The Inter-University Network for the Development of the Sugarcane Industry (RIDESA) is responsible for the development of sugarcane cultivars with improved traits, e.g., a high agro-industrial yield, resistance to the major pests and diseases, high sugar content in different growth periods and high suitability for mechanical planting and green cane harvesting (Barbosa et al 2012, Barbosa et al 2015, Carneiro et al 2015, Carneiro et al 2019, Daros et al 2017and Daros et al 2018. To minimize yield losses due to water deficiency, the Sugarcane Breeding Program of the Center of Agricultural Sciences (CECA) of the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), member of RIDESA, has developed a series of cultivars tagged RB (Republic of Brazil), with high agro-industrial yield for harsh conditions (poor soils and water stress).…”

Combining ability of sugarcane genotypes based on the selection rates of single cross families

“…Sugarcane genetic breeding has become a decisive factor in sugar alcohol industry development in Brazil, with considerable selection gains over the years and regular release of new cultivars (Barbosa et al 2012, Ramalho et al 2012, Daros 2014, Iaia et al 2014, Carneiro et al 2015.…”