Vast body of literature establishes the fact that sugarcane has a deep root in Indian heritage Standing on such strong base of tradition leading and governing Indian culture from time to time, growing sugarcane as an important cash crop has undergone a sea-change through R&D activities Such journey-move with the time gave birth a series of technologies of noble nature Indian total cane requirement as projected for  2025 AD is at around  625 mt against about 325 mt in - 2006-07. This amply justifies to evolve an objective, practicable and comprehensive strategy for sugarcane development Such development on holistic sense requires mix-up of rich tradition/culture with appropriate technological innovations.

This compendium is to be treated as a monograph, a treaty of the subject sugarcane from its various dimensions-covering the interface of technologies for blending tradition with modernity It should be considered as a reference manual for students and scholars in agriculture, training and management centrers like KVKs, ATCs and government departments, ICAR institutes, cooperatives and NGOs