Sugarcane Drought Tolerant strain NXI-4T

Sugarcane drought tolerant strain NXI-4T has a resistance to drought. This sugarcane was developed by PT Riset Perkebunan Nusantara (Translation: Nusantara Plantation Research) which coorporates with Jember University. This strain already have been approved by Indonesian Agricultural Ministry.
Morphology.
This strain has purple stem, green non-hairy leaves.
Genetic Modification Techniques.
This strain was modified using "Agrobacterium tumefaciens" and plasmid pMHL2113. "Agrobacterium" transferred the "betA" gene from "Rhizobium meliloti".