Sweetsorghum,theworld'sfifthmostimportantcerealafterrice,corn,wheatandbarley,isaveryattractivesourceforbiomassproduction.Thisrawmaterialcomplementssugarcaneproductionandisemergingastheidealfeedforanimalsandfortheproductionofthefirst-generationofbiofuels,suchasethanolandvalue-addedchemicals.Atpresent,mostofthestudiesaboutsweetsorghumfocusonutilization(suchasethanolproduction),andthestudyofsugeraccumulationinstemarerarely.
