Sugarcane : Physiological Basis of Sugar Recovery

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Sugar and sugarcane. 2. Composition of sugarcane and its juice. 3. Biosynthesis and accumulation of sucrose. 4. Ripening: buildup of sugar content. 5. Factors influencing ripening and sugar accumulation. 6. Evaluation of ripening status of the crop. 7. Improving sucrose content in sugarcane: amelioration of ripening. 8. Commercial success of chemical ripening in sugarcane growing countries. 9. Post-harvest sugar losses and over-stands. 10. Bio-impediments in cane quality and sugar production. 11. Breeding for high sucrose contents. 12. Sugar recovery: prevention of losses. 13. Ripening of sugarcane: futuristic research needs. References. Subject index.

"Sugarcane accumulates sugar-sucrose in the stalk and after attaining peak-ripening it could be either extracted commercially by the sugar mills or even made into artisan sugars like jaggery, panela, khandsari etc. The present compendium, Sugarcane: Physiological Basis of Sugar Recovery authored by two experienced sugarcane scientists Dr. Ashok Kumar Shrivastava and Dr. S. Solomon of the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow (India) comprehensively reviews physiological aspects of sugar recovery from sugarcane.

The book is dedicated to our readers, planners, researchers and all those who are interested in sugarcane and integrated industry. It is opinioned that the information presented in this compendium will be fruitfully utilized for improving sugar productivity and making sugarcane agriculture a profitable venture in times to come."