RB002504 - New early-maturing sugarcane cultivar

Abstract

-Due to the high sucrose content, RB002504 is indicated for harvesting in the early harvest period, from September to November, in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Planting on medium texture soils is recommended. The cultivar is highly responsive to ideal production environments and resistant to the major sugarcane diseases.

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).…”

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.…”

RB036088 - a sugarcane cultivar for mechanical planting and harvesting

“…ridesa.com.br), a framework focused on sugarcane breeding involving 10 Federal Universities (Barbosa et al 2012). Among the main objectives of RIDESA is the development of sugarcane varieties with different maturation periods and satisfactory yields under specific crop management conditions, e.g., mechanical planting and harvesting (Iaia et al 2014;Barbosa et al 2015;Carneiro et al 2015;Daros et al 2015). In south-central Brazil, the harvest of cultivars with medium to late maturity and high yields in mechanical cultivation systems is a challenge, due to the damage caused by the currently used sugarcane harvesting machines.…”