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Although sugarcane thrives in humid temperatures, between 70Â°F and 95Â°F, sugarcane can be grown in many areas of the southern United States. Sugarcane is vegetatively propagated by means of seed-cane, a section of a mature cane stalk with one or more buds (or bud-eyes). Following harvest, sugarcane re-sprouts from underground buds located on basal (bottom or lower) portions of old stalks. This process is called ratooning..
1 Sugarcane is any one of several species of true tall perennial seed grasses native to tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia. 2  The stalks are jointed and measure 6 to 19 feet tall. 3  Sugarcane species have been interbred, so the major commercial cultivars are complex hybrids.earn how the sugar we produce comes from two diverse sources: sugarcane and sugar beets-about 50% of U.S. consumption is derived from each source.