Cheribon cane

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commercial varieties of sugarcane

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    In sugarcane: Breeding

    …hybrids directly descended from the Cheribon cane (Saccharum officinarum), a Javan noble cane which was developed from a wild cane species, S. robustom. Noble canes, which represent the highest development of the species, are characterized by thick barrel-shaped internodes, or segments; large soft-rinded juicy stalks; and high sugar content.

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