High-yielding sugarcane varieties promise sweeter profits for farmers.
A study looked at 72 different types of sugarcane to see how much they varied in important traits like cane yield and sugar content. They found that some traits, like cane yield and sugar content, had a lot of variation between the different types of sugarcane. This means that these traits can be improved through selective breeding. The researchers suggest focusing on these traits to make sugarcane better in the future.