Sugarcane: Its Products and Sustainability

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is one of the main bioenergy crops and agricultural commodities worldwide. Sugarcane biomass is a promising source of sustainable renewable energy to meet the growing demands of biofuel. This book discusses the bioremediation properties of wastewater sugar refineries. It presents comprehensive information about current advances in value-added products of cane bagasse. As such, it also provides updates on the challenges and potentiality of sugar-ethanol and second-generation ethanol-electricity cogeneration. It contains seven chapters by eminent research scholars that cover a vast range of research on sugarcane as a construction material, its economic importance, and its yield potential. The book also highlights the social role of sugarcane cultivation. Finally, the book discusses the importance of abiotic stress affecting sugarcane productivity and its morphological characteristics. We are enormously grateful to our publisher IntechOpen and the authors who contributed their work to this book. We also extend our sincerest appreciation to Editor and Author Service Manager Ms. Romina Rovan who was instrumental in the preparation and publication of this volume.