What are sugarcane seed cane and cane sets?

In the context of sugarcane cultivation, the terms "seed cane" and "cane sets" refer to the same material used for propagation. They are sections of the stalk taken from immature cane that are planted to grow new crops.1

These segments typically contain two or more buds, or "eyes," with three being the most common number. When planted in well-worked fields, each bud is capable of germinating to produce a primary shoot, which eventually develops its own root system and forms a stool of growing canes. This method of using cuttings is the primary way sugarcane is propagated, as opposed to breeding new varieties through sexual crossing, which is a separate process used to develop improved commercial hybrids.12