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Sugarcane :

• Sugarcane is an indigenous plant of India. It is grown in tropical

climate with generally 20^0 C- 270 C temperature and 75-120 cm rain

fall

• India has the maximum sugarcane cultivation area in the world. At

present, India is the largest producer of both sugarcane and sugar.

• More water is used in the cultivation of sugarcane in comparison

to other crops in India.

• Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of sugarcane followed by

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Nasik and Ahmednagar districts of

Maharashtra as well as Madurai and Coimbatore districts of Tamil

Nadu are especially notable for sugarcane production.

• Sugarcane Research Institute is situated in Coimbatore.


• Indian Institute of Sugar Technology is in Kanpur. Here , training is

imparted for cultivation of sugarcane and sugar industry.