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Question
CBSEENBI12001653

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

Solution

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).