Sugarcane [physiological characteristics, yield potential and climatic and environment factors]

• Main Author: Irvine, J.E
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines) 1983

Sugarcane, a perennial grass is grown on 12 million hectares in 79 countries from lat. 36.7 degrees N to 31 degrees S. The world average annual yield of sugarcane stalks is 56 t/h. From the largest harvested mass of any field crop, sugarcane is reduced to sucrose and molasses for consumption and to...