Sugarcane is an important sugar and energy crop that can be used efficiently for biofuels production. The development of sugarcane cultivars tolerant to drought could allow for the expansion of plantations to sub-prime regions. Knowledge on the mechanisms underlying drought responses and its relationship with carbon partition would greatly help to define routes to increase yield...
, Universidade de Sa ̃o Paulo , Sa ̃o Paulo , Brazil 2 & Glaucia Mendes Souza 3 Present Address: Universidade Federal do Recoˆncavo da Bahia , Cruz das Almas , Brazil 4 Centro de Cieˆncias Agra ́rias, Universidade
