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Ratooning is an ancient method of propagation in sugarcane in which subterranean buds on the stubble (the part of cane left underground after harvesting) give rise to a new crop stand, which is usually referred to as the 'ratoon' or the 'stubble crop' as opposed to 'plant crop', which is raised from seeds or seedlings.
In primary growing regions across the tropics and subtropics, sugarcane crops can produce over 15 kg/m 2 of cane. [citation needed] Sugar cane accounted for around 21% of the global crop production over the 2000–2021 period. The Americas was the leading region in the production of sugar cane (52% of the world total). [35]
A sugar cane cutter in Cuba during zafra. The zafra is the late summer or early autumn harvest; the term is common in countries with Arabic or Spanish influence. In the Caribbean, the term generally refers to the sugar cane harvest. [1] There, the zafra runs from January through May, [2] whereas in the Mediterranean it occurs in September to ...
A sugarcane harvester. A sugarcane harvester is a large piece of agricultural machinery used to harvest and partially process sugarcane. [1] The machine, originally developed in the 1920s, remains similar in function and design to the combine harvester. Essentially a storage vessel on a truck with a mechanical extension, the machine cuts the ...
Sugar was the most important crop throughout the Caribbean, although other crops such as coffee, indigo, and rice were also grown. Sugar cane was best grown on relatively flat land near coastal waters, where the soil was naturally yellow and fertile; mountainous parts of the islands were less likely to be used for cane cultivation.
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida is an agricultural enterprise that harvests, transports and processes sugarcane grown primarily in Palm Beach County, Florida and markets the raw sugar and blackstrap molasses [1] through the Florida Sugar and Molasses Exchange.
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is the only crop cultivated in Sri Lanka for manufacture of sugar. This crop can be growth on well drained soil up to an elevation of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft). This crop can be growth on well drained soil up to an elevation of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
(e.g. Bean harvester, Beet harvester, Carrot harvester, Combine (grain) harvester / Stripper, Header, Corn harvester, Forage or silage harvester, Grape harvester, Over-the-row mechanical harvester for harvesting apples, Potato harvester, Potato spinner/digger which is becoming obsolete, and Sugarcane harvester. Variations of harvesters are ...