TropGBTropical Crops Genome Database

Sugarcane /甘蔗

Taxonomy:    Magnoliopsida / Liliidae / Commelinanae / Poales / Poaceae / Saccharum /Saccharum officinarum

Introduction

1. Sugarcane, perennial tall solid herb. The rhizome is stout and well developed. The stalk height is 3-5 (-6) meters. ChinaTaiwan,Fujian,Guangdong,Hainan,Guangxi,Sichuan,Yunnanand so onThe tropicsWidely cultivated.

2. Sugar cane istemperateandtropicCrops are manufacturedcane sugarand can be refinedethanolas an energy alternative. More than 100 countries around the world produce sugarcane, and the largest sugarcane producer isBrazil、IndiaandChina.

3. Sugarcane is an annual or perennial tropical and subtropical herb that belongs to the C4 crop.

4. Sugar cane is a perennial tall solid herb. The rhizome is stout and well developed.

5. Land preparation is to provide a deep, loose and fertile soil condition for the growth of sugarcane, so as to fully meet the needs of its root growth, so that the root system can better play the role of absorbing water and nutrients. At the same time, land preparation can also reduce diseases, insects and weeds in sugarcane fields.

Genomic Version Information

Saccharum officinarum LApurple

Genome Information

Genome size (bp):6,804,976,965
GC content:44.58%
Genome sequence No.:9,617
Maximum genome sequence length (bp):149,504,399
Minimum genome sequence length (bp):1,000
Average genome sequence length (bp):707,599
Genome sequence N50 (bp):82,862,972
Genome sequence N90 (bp):52,719,268

Data sources

1.  Jisen Zhang, Xingtan Zhang, Haibao Tang, Yuan Qin, Xiaokai Ma, Yin Li, Jishan Lin, Fan Zhu, Tyler Jones, Renyi Liu, Jingjing Yue, Wenping Zhang, Shengcheng Zhang, Shuai Chen, Xiuming Xu et al.