Does sugarcane belong to trees or grass?
Sugarcane is grass, because it belongs to herbaceous plants and is a tall and solid perennial herb, so it is not a tree. Its rhizome is relatively developed, the height of the stem can grow to 3-5 meters, the stem is erect, usually clustered, with nodes on it and buds on the nodes.
What kind of plant is sugarcane?
Sugarcane belongs to angiosperms and Gramineae. It is also called potato sugarcane, sugarcane and yellow-peel fruit sugarcane. It is common in Taiwan Province Province, Fujian and other southern areas of China. It is a raw material for making sucrose and can also be used for extracting ethanol. There are many varieties of sugarcane, which can be divided into fruit sugarcane and sugarcane according to their uses.
Sugarcane likes warm climate. It needs enough sunshine when growing, which is beneficial to its growth. Moreover, in the curing period, sufficient water environment is needed, which is beneficial to its growth and can improve its sugar content.
Sugarcane growing area
Sugarcane generally grows in tropical and subtropical regions, and its origin is in India. The country with the largest planting area is Brazil, followed by India and China. Generally speaking, it has no requirements for the growing soil, but it grows well in loose and fertile soil.