Meet the editor

Dr. Bimal Kumar Ghimire is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. He received his MS in Botany (major in Cytogenetics) from North Bengal University, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Agriculture Science from Kangwon National University, South Korea, in 2008. Subsequently, he joined the Department of Botany, Sikkim Uni-

versity, India, as an assistant professor. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and books. He has edited and written several books and contributed chapters on different aspects of plant sciences including light sources generally used in controlled agriculture, genetic transformation, and secondary metabolites of medicinal plants. His research interests and experience include plant anatomy, genetic diversity in bioenergy crops, phytochemical compounds, tissues and cell culture, bioreactor culture, and genetic transformation of important medicinal plants.

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Preface

Sugarcane (*Saccharum officinarum* L.) is one of the main bioenergy crops and agricultural commodities worldwide. Sugarcane biomass is a promising source of sustainable renewable energy to meet the growing demands of biofuel. This book discusses the bioremediation properties of wastewater sugar refineries. It presents comprehensive information about current advances in value-added products of sugar cane bagasse. As such, it also provides updates on the challenges and potentiality of sugar-ethanol and second-generation ethanol-electricity cogeneration. It contains seven chapters by eminent research scholars that cover a vast range of research on sugarcane as a construction material, its economic importance, and its yield potential. The book also highlights the social role of sugarcane cultivation. Finally, the book discusses the importance of abiotic stress affecting sugarcane productivity and its morphological characteristics. We are enormously grateful to our publisher IntechOpen and the authors who contributed their work to this book. We also extend our sincerest appreciation to Editor and Author Service Manager Ms. Romina Rovan

who was instrumental in the preparation and publication of this volume.

**Dr. Bimal Kumar Ghimire** Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science,

> Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
