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Sugarcane is the world's largest crop by biomass yield, providing 80% of the sugar and 40% of the biofuel produced worldwide. The plant's size and efficient use of water and light make it a prime candidate to produce advanced renewable, value-added bioproducts and biofuels.
E-Mail IMAGE: CABBI's Fredy Altpeter, Professor of Agronomy at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, evaluates field-grown genetically modified sugarcane (oilcane) at the UF/IFAS Plant Science Research Unit.... view more Credit: Amy Stuart, UF/IFAS Sugarcane is one of the most productive plants on Earth, providing 80 percent of the sugar and 30 percent of the bioethanol produced worldwide. Its size and efficient use of water and light give it tremendous potential for the production of renewable value-added bioproducts and biofuels. But the highly...