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Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum L.

Sugarcane is a key sugar and energy crop: its juicy stalks are pressed for sugar, and the bagasse is fermented into bioethanol.

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Overview

Saccharum officinarum grows 2–4 m tall and stores sucrose in its stalks. Besides food sugar, it is the leading feedstock for bioethanol in Brazil and beyond; bagasse also fuels biomass power.

Uses

  • Sugar, juice and food
  • Bioethanol feedstock

Properties

Used part
Stalk
Taste
Sweet

References

  1. 1Plants of the World Online — Saccharum officinarum L. — Kew Science, 2026
  2. 2Sugarcane — Saccharum officinarum — English Wikipedia, 2026
  3. 3Mía — đặc điểm và công dụng — Vietnamese Wikipedia, 2026
  4. 4Nguồn ảnh: Mokkie (CC BY-SA 3.0 / 4.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
  5. 5Nguồn ảnh: B.navez (CC BY-SA 3.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
  6. 6Nguồn ảnh: Ton Rulkens (CC BY-SA 2.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
  7. 7Nguồn ảnh: Dinesh Valke (CC BY-SA 2.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
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