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Sugar cane

Sugarcane stem Image 1:
Part of a sugar cane stem
The part shown is about 15 cm long.

Sugar cane is a grass plant

It grows as a very tall grass, about 2 to 5 m high and with a strong stem (stalk). Stem diameter is about 3 to 5 cm.
It contains a high amount of sugar ( about 12 to 18% ).
The stem is divided by nodes into internodes. Each node carries a bud.
Image 1 shows 2 nodes and 2 buds.

Sugarcane cross section
Image 2:
Cross section of a sugar cane stem.
The stem was cut with a saw. Stem diameter here is about 3.5 cm.

Where sugar cane grows

Sugar cane grows in tropical and semitropical countries. The temperature should be between 24 and 30 degrees Celsius.
Rainfall per year should be about 150 to 300 cm.

 

How to plant sugar cane

You can plant sugar cane by stem cuttings. Place stem cuttings of 0.3 to 0.5 m length slightly under the soil. After a few weeks time new shoots will come up from the buds.

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Dimensions mentioned here are partly from a particular plant only. They may be different for other plants from the same species or variety.

Note:  1 cm = 0.4 inch ;   1 m = 3.3 feet
24 degrees Celsius = 75 degrees Fahrenheit
30 degrees Celsius = 86 degrees Fahrenheit


 
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