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Saccharum sinense

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	C4 photosynthesis
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	32	12	38	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1000	1500	750	5000	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	30	30	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	300	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6	4.5	7.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-2	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	90	300
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food additive	sweetener	bark
fuels	non-wood fuel	bark
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
material	paper	bark
material	waxes	bark
material	fibres	bark
animal food (feed)	vitamins	bark
animal food (feed)	minerals	bark
environmental	manure/fertilizer	bark