Name any 2 important by-products of sugarcane other than sugar and jaggery. State the temperature and rainfall requirements of sugarcane. Also name the 2 major sugarcane producing states of India
Two important by products of sugarcane are
1. fuel and chemicals (bagasse, molasses and alcohol)
2. fertilizer (press mud and spent wash)
Temperature and rainfall requirements for growing sugarcane are temperature of 20° to 26°C and an average rainfall of 150 cm.
Two sugarcane producing states in India are Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
1. fuel and chemicals (bagasse, molasses and alcohol)
2. fertilizer (press mud and spent wash)
Temperature and rainfall requirements for growing sugarcane are temperature of 20° to 26°C and an average rainfall of 150 cm.
Two sugarcane producing states in India are Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.