Sugarcane industry

The sugarcane industry in the United States and worldwide is highly dependent on the continued availability of triazine herbicides. In the United States, growers use reduced quantities of atrazine by applying it as a band over the row. Ametryn is strategically important as a postemergence treatment. The loss of any of the most essential sugarcane... 

Three herbicide families are of major strategic importance for sugarcane in the United States (Table 15.2). In order of importance in the sugarcane industry today, these are the triazine, phenoxy, and dinitroaniline herbicides. 

Since the 1960s, three triazine compounds have been particularly important in the sugarcane industry. These include simazine, atrazine, and ametryn. The strategic and tactical importance of the triazines in sugarcane production cannot... 

In 2003-2005,42% of US sugarcane was treated with 2,4-D, the second leading herbicide in the crop. This chemical is inexpensive, controls a wide range of annual and perennial broadleaf weeds, and complements the spectrum of weeds controlled with triazine herbicides. However, 2,4-D is restricted in many areas to protect nearby sensitive crops, such as cotton and vegetables. If 2,4-D were not available for use in sugarcane, the net economic loss to the US sugarcane industry is estimated to be 51 million annually (Nalewaja, 1996). 

Sustainable Embedding of the Bioplastic Poly-(3-Hydroxybutyrate) into the Sugarcane Industry Principles of a Future-Oriented Technology in Brazil... 

Roller, M., Hesse, P.J, Kutschera, C. et al. (2010) Sustainable embedding of the bioplastic poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate) into sugarcane industry principles of a future-oriented technology in Brazil, in The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 12 Polymers - Opportunities and Risks II (eds P. Eyerer, M. Weller and C. Hiibner), Springer, Berlin, pp. 81-96. 

As a direct consequence of success of flex-fuel cars, during 2003—2008, the Brazilian sugarcane industry expanded rapidly New and more efficient mills were commissioned, and a consolidation process was initiated at the same time that positive indicators for the industry s environmental sustainability were demonstrated. However, since 2008, the Brazilian ethanol agroindustry has stagnated, and the expansion process was interrupted. The main reason for this setback is the increasing lack of competitiveness due to government intervention in gasoline prices, a crucial aspect in a consumer market dominated... 

UNICA. Statistics of sugarcane industry union. UNICAData 2013. Available from http //www.unicadata. com.br/. [cited 20.12.13]. 

Molasses, which is a by-product of the sugar beet and sugarcane industries (see p. 536), was one of the earhest silage additives to be used as a source of sugars. The by-product has a water-soluble carbohydrate content of about 700 g/kg DM the additive has been shown to increase the dry matter and lactic acid contents, and to reduce the pH and ammonia levels in treated silages. 

In the supply chain and logistics of the cane and sugarcane industry, there are three important components inbound logistics. Internal Logistics, and Outbound Logistics (see Table 1). 

Table 1 Each component in the supply chain and logistics of cane and sugarcane industry...

Li X, Song H, Yao S, Jia C, Yang Y, Zhu W (2011) Quantitative analysis and recovery optimisation of flavonoids and anthocyanins in sugar-making process of sugarcane industry. Food Chem 125 150-157... 

Altieri, A. Overview and perspectives Brazilian sugarcane industry. Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association UNICA, 2012,7,10-11. 

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