Ulian EC (2011) Sugarcane (Saccharum X officinarum): A reference study for the regulation of
genetically modified cultivars in Brazil. Trop Plant Biol 4:62–89. doi:10.1007/
s12042-011-9068-3
Chen HC, Melis A (2013) Marker-free genetic engineering of the chloroplast in the green
microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Biotechnol J 11:818–828. doi:10.1111/pbi.12073
Cheng J, Zhu M (2013) A novel anaerobic co-culture system for bio-hydrogen production from
sugarcane bagasse. Biores Technol 144:623–631. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.018
Chong BF, Abeydeera WPP, Glassop D, Bonnett GD, O’Shea MG, Brumbley SM (2010)
Coordinated synthesis of gentiobiitol and sorbitol, evidence of sorbitol glycosylation in
transgenic sugarcane. Phytochem 71:736–741
Chong BF, Bonnett GD, Glassop D, O’Shea MG, Brumbley SM (2007) Growth and metabolism
in sugarcane are altered by the creation of a new hexose-phosphate sink. Plant Biotechnol J
5:240–253
Cui C, Song F, Tan Y, Zhou X, Zhao W, Ma F, Liu Y, Hussain J, Wang Y, Yang G, He G (2011)
Stable chloroplast transformation of immature scutella and inflorescences in wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.). Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 43:284–291. doi:10.1093/abbs/gmr008
D’Hont A, Ison D, Alix K, Roux C, Glaszmann JC (1998) Determination of basic chromosome
numbers in the genus Saccharum by physical mapping of ribosomal RNA genes. Genome
41:221–225
D’Hont A, Souza GM, Menossi M, Vincentz M, Van Sluys MA, Glaszmann JC, Ulian E (2008)
Sugarcane: a major source of sweetness, alcohol, and bio-energy. In: Moore PH, Ming R (eds)
Genomics of tropical crop plants. Springer, New York, pp 483–513
Dai SH, Zheng P, Marmey P, Zhang SP, Tian WZ, Chen SY, Beachy RN, Fauquet C (2001)
Comparative analysis of transgenic rice plants obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated
transformation and particle bombardment. Mol Breed 7:25-33
Dal-Bianco M, Carneiro SM, Hotta CT, Chapola RG, Hoffmann HP, Garcia AA, Souza GM
(2012) Sugarcane improvement: how far can we go? Curr Opin Biotechnol 23:265–270.
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2011.09.002
Daniels J, Roach BT (1987) Taxonomy and evolution. In: Heinz DJ (ed) Sugarcane improvement
through breeding. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 7–84
de Siqueira FS, Nishiyama MY, Paterson AH, Souza GM (2013) Biofuel and energy crops: highyield Saccharinae take center stage in the post-genomics era. Genome Biol 14:210. doi:10.
1186/gb-2013-14-6-210
Dillon SL, Shapter FM, Henry RJ, Cordeiro G, Izquierdo L, Lee LS (2007) Domestication to crop
improvement: genetic resources for sorghum and saccharum (andropogoneae). Ann Bot
100:975–989
Edmé SJ, Comstock JC, Miller JD, Tai PYP (2005) Determination of DNA content and genome
size in sugarcane. J Am Soc Sugarcane Technol 25:1–16
Endres HJ, Siebert A, Kaneva Y (2007) Overview of the current biopolymers market situation.
Bioplastics Mag 2:31–33
Falco MC, Silva-Filho MC (2003) Expression of soybean proteinase inhibitors in transgenic
sugarcane plants: effects on natural defense against Diatraea saccharalis. Plant Physiol
Biochem 41:761–766
Fritz J, Link U, Braun U (2001) Environmental impacts of biobased/biodegradable packaging.
Starch 53:105–109. doi:10.1002/1521-379X(200104)53:3/4\105::AID-STAR105[3.0.CO;2-I
Gasson MJ, Kitamura Y, McLauchlan WR, Narbad A, Parr AJ, Parson ELH, Payne J, Rhodes
MJC, Walton NJ (1998) Metabolism of ferulic acid to vanillin, a bacterial gene of enoylSCoA hydratase/isomerase superfamily encodes an enzyme for the hydration and cleavage of
hydroxycinnamic and acid ScoA thioester. J Biol Chem 273:4163–4170
Gnanasambandam A, Birch RG (2004) Efficient development mis-targeting by the sporanim
NTPP vacuolar signal to plastids in young leaves of sugarcane and Arabidopsis. Plant Cell
Rep 23:435–447. doi:10.1007/s00299-004-0860-5
Goldemberg J, Coelho ST, Guardabassi P (2008) The sustainability of ethanol production from
sugarcane. Energy Policy 36:2086–2097. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.02.028
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genetically modified cultivars in Brazil. Trop Plant Biol 4:62–89. doi:10.1007/
s12042-011-9068-3
Chen HC, Melis A (2013) Marker-free genetic engineering of the chloroplast in the green
microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Biotechnol J 11:818–828. doi:10.1111/pbi.12073
Cheng J, Zhu M (2013) A novel anaerobic co-culture system for bio-hydrogen production from
sugarcane bagasse. Biores Technol 144:623–631. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.018
Chong BF, Abeydeera WPP, Glassop D, Bonnett GD, O’Shea MG, Brumbley SM (2010)
Coordinated synthesis of gentiobiitol and sorbitol, evidence of sorbitol glycosylation in
transgenic sugarcane. Phytochem 71:736–741
Chong BF, Bonnett GD, Glassop D, O’Shea MG, Brumbley SM (2007) Growth and metabolism
in sugarcane are altered by the creation of a new hexose-phosphate sink. Plant Biotechnol J
5:240–253
Cui C, Song F, Tan Y, Zhou X, Zhao W, Ma F, Liu Y, Hussain J, Wang Y, Yang G, He G (2011)
Stable chloroplast transformation of immature scutella and inflorescences in wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.). Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 43:284–291. doi:10.1093/abbs/gmr008
D’Hont A, Ison D, Alix K, Roux C, Glaszmann JC (1998) Determination of basic chromosome
numbers in the genus Saccharum by physical mapping of ribosomal RNA genes. Genome
41:221–225
D’Hont A, Souza GM, Menossi M, Vincentz M, Van Sluys MA, Glaszmann JC, Ulian E (2008)
Sugarcane: a major source of sweetness, alcohol, and bio-energy. In: Moore PH, Ming R (eds)
Genomics of tropical crop plants. Springer, New York, pp 483–513
Dai SH, Zheng P, Marmey P, Zhang SP, Tian WZ, Chen SY, Beachy RN, Fauquet C (2001)
Comparative analysis of transgenic rice plants obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated
transformation and particle bombardment. Mol Breed 7:25-33
Dal-Bianco M, Carneiro SM, Hotta CT, Chapola RG, Hoffmann HP, Garcia AA, Souza GM
(2012) Sugarcane improvement: how far can we go? Curr Opin Biotechnol 23:265–270.
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2011.09.002
Daniels J, Roach BT (1987) Taxonomy and evolution. In: Heinz DJ (ed) Sugarcane improvement
through breeding. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 7–84
de Siqueira FS, Nishiyama MY, Paterson AH, Souza GM (2013) Biofuel and energy crops: highyield Saccharinae take center stage in the post-genomics era. Genome Biol 14:210. doi:10.
1186/gb-2013-14-6-210
Dillon SL, Shapter FM, Henry RJ, Cordeiro G, Izquierdo L, Lee LS (2007) Domestication to crop
improvement: genetic resources for sorghum and saccharum (andropogoneae). Ann Bot
100:975–989
Edmé SJ, Comstock JC, Miller JD, Tai PYP (2005) Determination of DNA content and genome
size in sugarcane. J Am Soc Sugarcane Technol 25:1–16
Endres HJ, Siebert A, Kaneva Y (2007) Overview of the current biopolymers market situation.
Bioplastics Mag 2:31–33
Falco MC, Silva-Filho MC (2003) Expression of soybean proteinase inhibitors in transgenic
sugarcane plants: effects on natural defense against Diatraea saccharalis. Plant Physiol
Biochem 41:761–766
Fritz J, Link U, Braun U (2001) Environmental impacts of biobased/biodegradable packaging.
Starch 53:105–109. doi:10.1002/1521-379X(200104)53:3/4\105::AID-STAR105[3.0.CO;2-I
Gasson MJ, Kitamura Y, McLauchlan WR, Narbad A, Parr AJ, Parson ELH, Payne J, Rhodes
MJC, Walton NJ (1998) Metabolism of ferulic acid to vanillin, a bacterial gene of enoylSCoA hydratase/isomerase superfamily encodes an enzyme for the hydration and cleavage of
hydroxycinnamic and acid ScoA thioester. J Biol Chem 273:4163–4170
Gnanasambandam A, Birch RG (2004) Efficient development mis-targeting by the sporanim
NTPP vacuolar signal to plastids in young leaves of sugarcane and Arabidopsis. Plant Cell
Rep 23:435–447. doi:10.1007/s00299-004-0860-5
Goldemberg J, Coelho ST, Guardabassi P (2008) The sustainability of ethanol production from
sugarcane. Energy Policy 36:2086–2097. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.02.028
5 Sugarcane as a Novel Biofactory: Potentialities and Challenges
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