Sugarcane is a tall and solid perennial herb. Rhizomes are stout and developed. The height of the stem is 3-5(-6) meters. China, Taiwan Province, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other southern tropical areas are widely planted. Sugarcane is suitable for planting in places with fertile soil, abundant sunshine and large temperature difference between winter and summer. Sugarcane is a temperate and tropical crop, which is the raw material for making sucrose. Ethanol can be extracted as an energy substitute.
Sugarcane is an annual or perennial tropical and subtropical herb, belonging to C4 crop. The cylindrical stems in Gansu are erect, tillering, clustered, jointed and have buds on the nodes; Solid internodes, covered with wax powder, purple or yellow-green, etc.; Leaves are clustered with thick white midrib; Large panicles are terminal and have long silver hairs at the base of spikelets and small rectangular or ovoid caryopsis.
Sugarcane is a crop that likes temperature and light. The annual accumulated temperature is 5500℃-8500℃, the frost-free period is over 330d, the annual air humidity is 60%, the annual precipitation is 800- 1200mm, and the sunshine hours are over1195h.
Modern medical research shows that sugarcane is rich in sugar and water, in addition, it also contains a variety of vitamins, fats, protein, organic acids, calcium, iron and other substances that are very beneficial to human metabolism. Sugarcane can not only add sweetness to food, but also provide nutrients and calories needed by human body.