Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, which accumulates in the stalk internodes. sugarcane, (Saccharum officinarum), perennial grass of the family Poaceae, primarily cultivated for its juice from which sugar is processed. Sugarcane is a water-intensive crop that remains in the soil all year long. As one of the world's thirstiest crops, is widely grown crop in India. It provides employment to over a million people directly or Indirectly.

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