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Name the tropical sugar cane variety grown in South India. How has it helped in improving the sugar cane quality grown in North India?

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The tropical sugarcane variety grown in Southern India is Saccharum officinarum. It has a thicker stem and high sugar content; however, it cannot grow in Northern India. Saccharum barberi is a natively grown in Northern India. These two varieties were crossed to get the desirable Q ualities of both (higher sugar content, thicker stem and the ability to grow in Northern India).

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