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sugar cane a coarse perennial grass, Saccharum officinarum, of Old World tropical regions, having tall stout canes that yield sugar: widely cultivated in tropical regions How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Also, sugar cane production is expected to increase in Brazil for the 2007 harvest as the already-established ethanol industry expands with an eye on capturing a potential export market to the United States. Faced with these limits, biotechnologists are trying to find alternatives to corn and sugar cane as ethanol sources. Cane juice is often used as an alternative soda sweetener because it is relatively unprocessed and retains a larger number of the nutrients found in sugar cane. |
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