The production of cellulosic biofuels involves breaking down lignocellulosic feedstock to produce single carbohydrates, mostly in the form of simple sugars like xylose and glucose. But even though these sugars are valuable, current processes for plant deconstruction often end up […]
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Abstract Sugarcane is an important crop in Colombia, being planted in 230,000 ha in the Cauca River Valley and grown by 13 mills and 2,750 farmers. This paper illustrates the strategy for management of brown rust (BR) (Puccinia melanocephala) and […]
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A number of cane payment systems involving cane quality have been developed and are used in industry (Saranin, 1975). The same comments apply to parameters used for assessing factory performance. Rein (1975) developed a corrected reduced extraction; Lionnet and Koster […]
Market overview Sugar futures declined on 17th August to settle at their lowest in more than 10 years, amid forecasts of a record surplus this season and another year of excess projected also for 2018-2019. According to the analyst FO […]
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