Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the most important industrial cash crops, contributing
to the world sugar industry and biofuel production. It has been cultivated and improved from …

Sugarcane is an important crop from Poaceae family, contributing about 80% of the total
world's sucrose with an annual value of around US $150 billion. In addition, sugarcane is …

Red rot of sugarcane was recorded more than 100 years before in Java, India, Argentina,
USA and other countries, and it is one of the most devastating diseases of sugarcane. Since …

The idea of doubling the farmers' income in next 5 years has been slated by the Government
of India. The specific target of increasing sugarcane farmers' income could be achieved by …

Sugarcane is one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. However, pathogen
infection and herbivore attack cause constant losses in yield. Plants respond to pathogen …

Key message Sugarcane microRNAs specifically involved during compatible and
incompatible interactions with red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum were identified. We …

Red rot caused by the fungus Colletotrichum falcatum Went is a destructive disease of
sugarcane in India and other Asian countries. The pathogen infects the economically …

Key message The differential compatibility responses of sugarcane to Colletotrichum
falcatum pathotypes depend on the nature of both host primary defence signalling cascades …

Colletotrichum falcatum, an ascomycete pathogen causes red rot of sugarcane which is
specialized to infect cane stalks. Cellulolytic and pectinolytic enzymes are necessary for …

Sugarcane is primarily a crop raised by sett cuttings. After the discovery of fertility in
sugarcane seeds, attempts have been made for its improvement through concerted …