Sugar Cane - Sweet Tropical Member of the Grass Family
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Sugar Cane - Where Some of Your Table Sugar Comes From
However, I'm talking about a different kind of grass--a perennial grass that belongs to 6 to 37 (depending on which plant biologists you talk to) different species of the genus, Saccharum (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae). Since all sugar cane species interbreed, this adds to the confusion when trying to determine which species you're looking at when you encounter some in the field. Sugar canes have been domestically grown and harvested for so long that the major commercial "cultivars" (types of dominate characteristics) have a complex lineage of hybridization.
And, most of you do not care about this biological scientific stuff...
So, for the rest of this Squidoo lens, I'll try to be gentle and not overwhelm you with scientific gobbledegook. Why? Because sugar cane is such a sweet subject, that' why!
Close Shot Showing Crew Harvesting Sugar Cane, Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines
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Melissa's Sugar Cane, 4-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)
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Sugar Cane Fields Look Like Fields of Grass or Reeds... or, Even a Little Like Bamboo!
Yup, if you've ever seen "sword-grass" or "pampa grass" like what they have on Guam and other Pacific Islands or in India and Africa, you might think some of the sugar canes are the same thing--at least they look like the same thing. ... Until you get closer to them, then the sugar canes start to look more like bamboo because of their segmentation and their usually straight growing pattern. This is a large grass or cane, with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that grow 2 to 6 meters (6 to 19 feet) tall. Sugar Cane is Sweet to Decorate With!
You Want All the Details on Sugar Cane? Check Out All These References!
Cane Sugar Handbook: A Manual for Cane Sugar Manufacturers and Their Chemists by James C. P. Chen, Chung Chi Chou
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Sugar Cane Cultivation and Management by H. Bakker
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Biofuels Engineering Process Technology by Caye Drapcho, John Nghiem, Terry Walker
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Raising Cane in the 'Glades: The Global Sugar Trade and the Transformation of Florida by Gail M. Hollander
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Sugar Cane: A Caribbean Rapunzel by Patricia Storace
"You live in a tower without a stair,Sugar Cane, more...0 points
The Cuban Connection: Operation Sugar Cane by Donna Marie Robie
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Sugarcane (World Agriculture Series)
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From Cane to Sugar (Start to Finish) by Jill Braithwaite
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Sugar Cane by the Bay... .eBay, That Is!
Sugar Cane Field, Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Luzon Island, Philippines - Mt. Arayat in Background
If You Want to See Sugar Cane for Yourself, You Can Book a Flight Here!
Manila's airport code is "MNL", Guam's code is "GUM", and Honolulu's code is "HNL"
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pmolinero
Oct 27, 2010 @ 10:28 am | delete
- For sure this lens doesn't need any sweetener.
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NAIZA Sep 15, 2009 @ 2:19 am | delete
- What a sweet lens! I need a dose of these.. It is surely plenty here in PI.. I love how you put these simple topics into a more interesting one. Def, a fabulous five!
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If you want to know the whole process from cane to the stuff you put in your coffee...
Then, this is the book you need to get!
From Cane to Sugar (Start to Finish (Lerner Hardcover))
Amazon Price: $19.89 (as of 02/15/2012)
This book describes the whole process from the sugar cane field to the stuff you put in your morning coffee. How the sugar cane factors into local economies around the world. It's an important crop, so you might want to snag this book to learn more about it!
Sugar Cane Handbook... if you're going to grow it, you must know about it!
Cane Sugar Handbook: A Manual for Cane Sugar Manufacturers and Their Chemists
Amazon Price: $369.60 (as of 02/15/2012)
This book has been published for more than 50 years... yet the information is still fresh and valuable to those wanting to grow their own fields of sugar cane. It's guide that details everything about sugar cane--from the growing of the plant in the fields to the processing and distribution of the final product. Get one for your own library!
The Sugar Cane Process... What you need to know!
The Sugar Cane Industry: An Historical Geography from its Origins to 1914 (Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography)
Amazon Price: $55.76 (as of 02/15/2012)
This book describes the three main processes for producing sugar from sugar cane--including the growing and cultivation, the milling and extraction of the juice, and the refining to produce the final product of crystalline sugar. A great book for your reference library!
