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Sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum
- Days to harvest
- 270–365 days
- Sunlight
- 6–12 hours/day
- Watering
- 3–5 per day
- Plant spacing
- 100 cm
- Minimum container size
- 60cm deep × 40cm wide
- Container-friendly
- 1 plants per container
- Estimated yield
- 800 kg / 100m²
- Life span
- perennial
Climate Requirements
- Ideal temperature
- 25-35 °C
- Annual rainfall
- 1500-3000 mm
- Humidity
- 60-80%
- Heat tolerance
- high
- Drought tolerance
- high
Soil & Planting
Planting method
Stem cuttings with 2-3 nodes
Soil requirements
Deep, fertile loamy soil
Companion Plants
- Groundnut / Peanutmoderate
Groundnut intercrop fixes nitrogen and provides ground cover in sugarcane rows; traditional SEA practice
Common Pests & Diseases
Market Demand
Moderate; juice stalls
Regional Notes
Popular street drink ingredient
Sources
- MARDI Field Crops Research 2024 — Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute · Last reviewed: 2024-06-01
Category: Cereals