ABSTRACT
Sugarcane is an important food and energy source and an important part of the economy in more than 100 countries in the world and a primary source of sugar in the world. Sugarcane grassy shoot, smut, red rot, red stripe, and leaf scald are the serious phytoplasmal, bacterial, and fungal diseases, posing a severe danger to sugarcane crop production globally. Today, the application of proteomic approaches as (2-DE) technique and (iTRAQ) isobaric tags for quantification of proteins are sound tools for the detection of the role of proteins expressed during pathogenesis and thus for a good understanding of plant immune system. In contrast to the transcriptome, investigating changes in the plant proteome, allows detection of direct effectors of plant stress responses. Such studies provide depth to better understand the host pathogen interactions and develop strategies for obtained resistant sugarcane cultivars. In this chapter, the author summarizes current research being conducted on defense-related proteins in sugarcane in response to biological stress and advances our knowledge toward applicability and efficiency of proteomic approaches.
