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Registration of ‘UFCP 84‐1047’ Sugarcane for Use as a Biofuel Feedstock
Author(s) -
Gordon Vanessa S.,
Comstock Jack C.,
Sandhu Hardev S.,
Gilbert Robert A.,
Sood Sushma,
Korndorfer Pedro,
El-Hout Nael,
Arundale Rebecca
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of plant registrations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1940-3496
pISSN - 1936-5209
DOI - 10.3198/jpr2015.03.0021crc
Subject(s) - biology , smut , rust (programming language) , saccharum , inoculation , agronomy , horticulture , computer science , programming language
‘UFCP 84‐1047’ (Reg. No. CV‐168, PI 674424) sugarcane ( Saccharum spp.) was released by the USDA‐ARS, Canal Point (CP), FL, and the University of Florida (UF) for its potential use in cellulosic ethanol production. UFCP 84‐1047 is a high‐fiber sugarcane clone, which was developed to produce genetic diversity in a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production in Florida. The UFCP 84‐1047 clone results from a CP 78‐0349 × Mandalay cross. UFCP 84‐1047 is highly resistant to smut (caused by Sporisorium scitamineum ) with significantly lower infestation than the reference check ‘L 79‐1002’ following both naturally occurring environmental and artificial inoculations. UFCP 84‐1047 was also resistant, or moderately resistant, to several other sugarcane diseases including brown rust (caused by Puccinia melanocephala Syd. and P. Syd.), orange rust [caused by P. kuehnii (Kruger) E. Butler], leaf scald (caused by Xanthomonas albilinenas [Ashby] Dawson), and Sugarcane mosaic virus . Mean dry biomass yield of UFCP 84‐1047 was approximately 11% greater than L 79‐1002. Plant composition of UFCP 84‐1047 was very similar to L 79‐1002. UFCP 84‐1047 was released to be cultivated on marginal or sandy soils of Florida for cellulosic ethanol production.