Resources Tagged: Saccharum Officinarum
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Growables Origin Several species ofSaccharumare found in Southeast Asia and neighboring islands, and from these cultivated cane probably originated. The sweet juice and crystallized sugar were known in China and India some 2500 years ago. Sugar cane reached the Mediterranean countries in the...
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Sugarcane is a large, perennial, grass. It produces thick culms that may grow up to 2 - 3 meters tall, but with extended growing periods the plant can become much taller A major crop in the tropics, where it is grown mainly for the sap in the stems which is used for making sugar, alcohol for fuel...
- Sugarcane is a large, perennial, grass. It produces thick culms that may grow up to 2 - 3 meters tall, but with extended growing periods the plant can become much taller A major crop in the tropics, where it is grown mainly for the sap in the stems which is used for making sugar, alcohol for fuel...