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Sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum  L . ) is a cash crop grown commercially for its higher amounts of sucrose, stored within the mature internodes of the stem. Numerous studies have been done for the resistance development against biotic and abiotic stresses to save the sucrose yields. Quality and yield of sugarcane production is always threatened by the damages of cane borers and weeds. In current study two problems were better addressed through the genetic modification of sugarcane for provision of resistance against insects and weedicide via the expression of two modified cane borer resistant CEMB- Cry 1Ac (1.8 kb), CEMB- Cry 2A (1.9 kb) and one glyphosate tolerant CEMB-GTGene (1.4 kb) genes, driven by maize Ubiquitin Promoter and nos terminator. Insect Bio-toxicity assays were carried out for the assessment of  Cry  proteins through mortality percent of shoot borer  Chilo infuscatellus  at 2nd instar larvae stage. During V 0 , V 1  and V 2  generations young leaves from the transgenic sugarcane plants were collected at plant age of 20, 40, 60, 80 days and fed to the  Chilo infuscatellus  larvae. Up to 100% mortality of  Chilo infuscatellus  from 80 days old transgenic plants of V 2  generation indicated that these transgenic plants were highly resistant against shoot borer and the gene expression level is sufficient to provide complete resistance against target pests. Glyphosate spray assay was carried out for complete removal of weeds. In V 1 -generation, 70–76% transgenic sugarcane plants were found tolerant against glyphosate spray (3000 mL/ha) under field conditions. While in V 2 -generation, the replicates of five selected lines 4L/2, 5L/5, 6L/5, L8/4, and L9/6 were found 100% tolerant against 3000 mL/ha glyphosate spray. It is evident from current study that CEMB-GTGene, CEMB- Cry 1Ac and CEMB- Cry 2A genes expression in sugarcane variety CPF-246 showed an efficient resistance against cane borers ( Chilo infuscatellus ) and was also highly tolerant against glyphosate spray. The selected transgenic sugarcane lines showed sustainable resistance against cane borer and glyphosate spray can be further exploited at farmer’s field level after fulfilling the biosafety requirements to boost the sugarcane production in the country.

Novel approaches to circumvent the devastating effects of pests on sugarcane