Sugarcane Thickness (circumference) of node (mm)
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Sugar cane plants are propagated by planting sections of the stem. The mature stems may vary from 4 to 12 feet or more ill height, and in commercial varieties are from 0.75 to 2 inches in diameter. The stem has joints or nodes as in other grasses. These range from 4 to 10 inches apart along the above-ground section of the stem. At each node a broad leaf rises which consists of a sheaf or base and the leaf blade. The sheaf is attached to the stem at the node and at that point entirely surrounds the stem with edges overlapping. The sheath from one node encircles the stem up to the next node above and may overlap the base of the leaf on the next higher node. The leaf blade is very long and narrow, varying in width from 1 to 3 inches and up to 5 feet or more in length. Also, at each node along the stem is a bud, protected under the leaf sheath. When stem sections are planted by laying them horizontally and covering with soil a new stem grows from the bud, and roots grow from the base of the new stem. The stem branches below ground so several may rise as a clump from the growth of the bud at a node
Sugarcane is a tropical grass growing diversely in major parts of India. It is one of the most significant food crop in India. The fluid from the stem is sweet and is also used to make sugar. a mature sugar cane plant has 75% sugar cane stalk and 11-16% fiber. They consists of lateral roots and give rise to multiple stem from a single root.
A typical sugarcane grass is about 10 to 15ft high and 2 inches or 5cm in diameter.
The average circumference of a sugarcane node is about 31.42 cm.