Plant cell wall biosynthesis is a complex and tightly regulated process. The composition and
the structure of the cell wall should have a certain level of plasticity to ensure dynamic …

Free-living bacteria that actively colonize plant roots and provide positive effects on plant
development are called plant-growth promoting. Plant growth-promoting bacteria can …

Under changing climatic scenarios, grassland conservation and development have become
imperative to impart functional sustainability to their ecosystem services. These goals could …

Background Despite the economic importance of sugarcane in sugar and bioenergy
production, there is not yet a reference genome available. Most of the sugarcane …

Advances in sugarcane breeding have contributed significantly to improvements in
agronomic traits and crop yield. However, the growing global demand for sugar and biofuel …

Reference genome sequences have become key platforms for genetics and breeding of the
major crop species. Sugarcane is probably the largest crop produced in the world (in weight …

Key message Non-additive genetic effects seem to play a substantial role in the expression
of complex traits in sugarcane. Including non-additive effects in genomic prediction models …

Sugarcane is a C4 and agro-industry-based crop with a high potential for biomass
production. It serves as raw material for the production of sugar, ethanol, and electricity …

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) is a potential lignocellulosic feedstock for biofuel
production due to its exceptional biomass accumulation ability, high convertible …

Although silicon (Si) is ubiquitous in the earth's crust, its essentiality for growth of higher
plants is still under discussion. By recognising the overwhelming potential of Si in alleviating …