Academics’ Involvement Crucial to Develop Superior Sugarcane Varieties
ID FOOD Director Frans Marganda Tambunan invited IPB University’s students and academics to develop superior sugarcane varieties and sugar-producing plants
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RESEARCH
“Sugarcrete” A New Innovation made from Sugarcane for a Sustainable Future
Finding effective and valuable solutions for agricultural waste management has been an inspiring challenge for researchers. By-products from monocultures, such
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Researchers develop structural colour-based sensors from sugarcane bagasse
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, has
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New Enzyme Speeds Up Sugar to Biofuel System Without Using Yeast
Australian researchers have found a way to more effectively convert sugarcane into the building block of aviation fuel, and other
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Project aims to reduce water, energy in ethanol production
Nebraska researchers are studying how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy
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World-first CRISPR-edited sugarcane helps reduce environmental impact
Sugarcane is an important food crop, but its large environmental impact means there’s plenty of room for improvement. Unfortunately it’s tricky and
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Scientists Develop Mechanically Recyclable Sugar-based Polymers
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., and Duke University, U.S., have created a new family of polymers from sustainable
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Energycane produces more biodiesel than soybean at a lower cost
Bioenergy from crops is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. New crops such as energycane can produce several times more
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Balancing Bioenergy Goals
The U.S. federal government and many private businesses have set bold renewable energy goals, upwards of an 80-100% renewable electrical
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Brazil Researchers discover Major Discovery in Sugarcane Red Rot Disease
Researchers at the University of São Paulo discover that the fungus Fusarium verticillioides uses volatile compounds to manipulate insects and
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