Sustainable bioenergy sugarcane breeding and cultivar development

• Grant number: 08/56146-5
• Support type: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Thematic Grants
• Duration: June 01, 2009 - May 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Crop Science
• Cooperation agreement: CNPq - Pronex
• Principal researcher: Marcos Guimarães de Andrade Landell
• Grantee: Marcos Guimarães de Andrade Landell
• Home Institution: Instituto Agronômico (IAC). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 09/16848-3 - Characterization of Sugarcane mosaic virus isolates, and screening for virus resistance in sugarcane clones and varieties, BP.IC

Abstract

The sugarcane breeding program of the ‘Instituto Agronômico de Campinas’ has developed cultivars adapted for various edaphoclimatic conditions of the Brazilian producing regions. With the changing context for sugarcane production, with an increasing demand for high potential to produce primary energy, a new sugarcane biotype is emerging based on cultivars with increased sugars and total fiber production. Further, the large-scale adoption of mechanical harvesting system in Brazil may promote changes in the pathosystems, with emergence of known and new diseases, a condition that must be considered by breeding programs. Disease resistance is the method of choice to control most pathogens, and it is considered a fundamental aspect in the varietal development, but it has been treated superficially in most breeding programs in Brazil. This proposal suggests a re-orientation of the current sugarcane breeding selection processes to attend the new bioenergy demand, by acting in four research topics. The first one is based upon the characterization and selection of clones in advanced stages of experimentation, which adjust to the primary energy potential definition of each selected line. For this, agronomic, phytopathological and molecular characterizations are proposed. The second is applied at the first breeding stages, to utilize a combined selection process to identify and select parents more efficiently for generating progenies with high bioenergy potential. In the third topic, it is proposed to start a genetic introgression program among commercial varieties and Saccharum spontaneum genotypes, to promote the incorporation of new genes for sucrose and biomass accumulation, resistance to pests and diseases and adaptation to 'Cerrado' regions ('drought-prone environments'). The last one aims to investigate the existing genetic diversity of the main sugarcane pathogens in the distinct Brazilian producing regions, to enable a more efficient selection of resistant/tolerant genotypes. The results should contribute with sustainable sugarcane cultivation, while contributing to keep the Brazilian leadership in sugar and biofuel production. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TARDIANI, ANA C.; PERECIN, DILERMANDO; PEIXOTO-JUNIOR, RAFAEL F.; SANGUINO, ALVARO; LANDELL, MARCOS M. G.; BERIAM, LUIS O.; NUNES, DANIEL S.; CAMARGO, LUIS E. A.; CRESTE, SILVANA. Molecular and Pathogenic Diversity Among Brazilian Isolates of Xanthomonas albilineans Assessed with SSR Marker Loci. PLANT DISEASE, v. 98, n. 4, p. 540-546, APR 2014. (08/56146-5)

MELLONI, MARIA LETICIA G.; SCARPARI, MAXIMILIANO S.; DE MENDONCA, JEREMIAS R.; PERECIN, DILERMANDO; DE ANDRADE LANDELL, MARCOS G.; PINTO, LUCIANA R.. Comparison of Two Staining Methods for Pollen Viability Studies in Sugarcane. SUGAR TECH, v. 15, n. 1, p. 103-107, MAR 2013. (08/56146-5)

DA SILVA, MARCEL FERNANDO; GONCALVES, MARCOS CESAR; BRITO, MICHAEL DOS SANTOS; MEDEIROS, CIBELE NATALIANE; HARAKAVA, RICARDO; DE ANDRADE LANDELL, MARCOS GUIMARAES; PINTO, LUCIANA ROSSINI. Sugarcane mosaic virus mediated changes in cytosine methylation pattern and differentially transcribed fragments in resistance-contrasting sugarcane genotypes. PLoS One, v. 15, n. 11, NOV 9 2020. (12/15060-6, 08/56146-5)

MELLONI, M. L. G.; SCARPARI, M. S.; PINTO, L. R.; PERECIN, D.; XAVIER, M. A.; LANDELL, M. G. A.. Selfing rate estimation in sugarcane under unfavorable natural conditions of crossing by using microsatellite markers. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 13, n. 1, p. 2278-2289, 2014. (08/56146-5)

SILVA, M. F.; GONCALVES, M. C.; MELLONI, M. N. G.; PERECIN, D.; LANDELL, M. G. A.; XAVIER, M. A.; PINTO, L. R.. Screening Sugarcane Wild Accessions for Resistance to Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV). SUGAR TECH, v. 17, n. 3, p. 252-257, SEP 2015. (08/56146-5)

COUTINHO, ALISSON ESDRAS; DA SILVA, MARCEL FERNANDO; PERECIN, DILERMANDO; CARVALHEIRO, ROBERTO; XAVIER, MAURO ALEXANDRE; DE ANDRADE LANDELL, MARCOS GUIMARAES; PINTO, LUCIANA ROSSINI. Association Mapping for Sugarcane Quality Traits at Three Harvest Times. SUGAR TECH, SEP 2021. (08/56146-5)

XAVIER, M. A.; PINTO, L. R.; FAVERO, T. M.; PERECIN, D.; CARLINI-GARCIA, L. A.; LANDELL, M. G. A.. Paternity identification in sugarcane polycrosses by using microsatellite markers. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 13, n. 1, p. 2268-2277, 2014. (08/56146-5)

DINARDO-MIRANDA, L. L.; DA COSTA, V. P.; FRACASSO, J. V.; PERECIN, D.; DE OLIVEIRA, M. C.; IZEPPI, T. S.; LOPES, D. O. P.. Resistance of Sugarcane Cultivars to Mahanarva fimbriolata (StAyenl) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae). Neotropical Entomology, v. 43, n. 1, p. 90-95, FEB 2014. (08/56146-5)

DA SILVA, MARCEL F.; GONCALVES, MARCOS C.; PINTO, LUCIANA R.; PERECIN, DILERMANDO; XAVIER, MAURO A.; LANDELL, MARCOS G. A.. Evaluation of Brazilian sugarcane genotypes for resistance to Sugarcane mosaic virus under greenhouse and field conditions. CROP PROTECTION, v. 70, p. 15-20, APR 2015. (08/56146-5)