Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03368-y
A previously unknown strain left a stamp on modern varieties of the world’s most popular sugar source.
Sugarcane genomes offer sweet surprise: mystery ancestor
Sugarcane, which accounts for 80% of global sugar production, has roots in New Guinea. Credit: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty
