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Sugarcane: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Saccharum officinarum

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Sugarcane field
Sugarcane
Several freshly cut green sugarcane stalks, Saccharum officinarum, stacked together on a white background.
A sugarcane harvester loads freshly cut sugarcane into a truck beside a tall green field on a farm near Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.
Close-up of a cane toad, Rhinella marina, showing its bumpy brown skin and large dark eye, with a blurred green background.
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Tall, dense stalks of sugarcane grow on both sides of a narrow path, with green leaves arching overhead and sunlight illuminating the plants.
sugarcane agriculture, Fiji
Colombia: sugarcane harvesting
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh: sugarcane production
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Jean Étienne de Boré
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