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Sugarcane
Part 7. Transgenic Sugar, Tuber and Fiber Crops
Stevens M. Brumbley,
Sandy J. Snyman,
Annathurai Gnanasambandam,
Priya Joyce, Scott R. Hermann,
Jorge A.G. da Silva,
Richard B. McQualter,
Ming-Li Wang, Brian T. Egan,
Andrew H. Paterson,
Henrick H. Albert,
Paul H. Moore,
Stevens M. Brumbley
University of Queensland, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorSandy J. Snyman
South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorAnnathurai Gnanasambandam
BSES Limited, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorScott R. Hermann
BSES Limited, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJorge A.G. da Silva
Texas A&M University, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Weslaco, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard B. McQualter
University of Queensland, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
James Cook University, Comparative Genomics Centre, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorBrian T. Egan
BTE Consulting, Everton Park, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew H. Paterson
University of Georgia, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, Athens, GA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHenrick H. Albert
Disease and Production Unit, USDA Tropical Plant Physiology, Aiea, HI, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPaul H. Moore
Disease and Production Unit, USDA Tropical Plant Physiology, Aiea, HI, USA
Search for more papers by this authorStevens M. Brumbley,
Sandy J. Snyman,
Annathurai Gnanasambandam,
Priya Joyce, Scott R. Hermann,
Jorge A.G. da Silva,
Richard B. McQualter,
Ming-Li Wang, Brian T. Egan,
Andrew H. Paterson,
Henrick H. Albert,
Paul H. Moore,
Stevens M. Brumbley
University of Queensland, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorSandy J. Snyman
South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorAnnathurai Gnanasambandam
BSES Limited, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorScott R. Hermann
BSES Limited, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJorge A.G. da Silva
Texas A&M University, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Weslaco, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard B. McQualter
University of Queensland, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
James Cook University, Comparative Genomics Centre, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorBrian T. Egan
BTE Consulting, Everton Park, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew H. Paterson
University of Georgia, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, Athens, GA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHenrick H. Albert
Disease and Production Unit, USDA Tropical Plant Physiology, Aiea, HI, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPaul H. Moore
Disease and Production Unit, USDA Tropical Plant Physiology, Aiea, HI, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
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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