Sugarcane Cultivation and Management: Challenges and Opportunities

Krishan K. Verma, PhD, is a Foreign Expert at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Nanning, Guangxi, China. He is a prolific author and researcher and has published many papers, books, and book chapters.

Xiu-Peng Song, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanning, Guangxi, China. He has won several awards, and has published over 65 scientific publications, three book chapters, and one book (Springer).

Munna Singh, PhD, served as Vice-Chancellor at Chandra Shekher Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, India (2013-2016). He is currently working as Professor and Head, Botany, and also as Chairman of the Board of Studies, Agriculture, at the University of Lucknow, India. He has been conferred with various prestigious awards and fellowships. He has completed nearly a dozen research projects and published over 100 research papers and more than five books.

Renato de Mello Prado, PhD, is a Professor of Plant Nutrition at São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil. He also coordinates a research group (Genplant) focused on the nutrition of tropical plants. He has published over 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has authored/co-authored about 20 books.

Jian-Ming Wu, PhD, is a Professor at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science/Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanning, Guangxi, China. He has presided over 10 projects, participated in more than 19 projects, and won several awards. He has published over 120 scientific publications with at least five granted invention patents.

Yang-Rui Li, PhD, is a lifetime Professor and has been serving as Director of the Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, since 2007. He is Chief Expert of the National Joint Research Program for Elite Sugarcane Variety Development in China. He has published more than 15 books and over 1000 papers. He has received more than 33 awards for his work.