Names
Scientific synonyms (38): Arundo saccharifera Garsault, Saccharifera officinalis Stokes, Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum bataviense André, Saccharum fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum hybridum R.M.Grey, Saccharum infirmum Steud., Saccharum luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum maddenii André, Saccharum monandrum Rottb., Saccharum occidentale Sw., Saccharum officinale Salisb., Saccharum officinarum var. atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. brevipedicellatum Hack., Saccharum officinarum var. fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. genuinum Hack., Saccharum officinarum var. giganteum Kunth, Saccharum officinarum var. glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. jamaicense Sickenb., Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum-breve Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. luridum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. luteum-durum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. oceanicum Endl., Saccharum officinarum var. otaheitense Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. purpureum Kunth, Saccharum officinarum var. rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-altum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-humile Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. tahitense Kunth, Saccharum officinarum var. variegatum André, Saccharum officinarum var. violaceum Pers., Saccharum rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum spontaneum subsp. luzonicum Hack., Saccharum violaceum Tussac.
In other languages
- en: sugarcane
Where it is recorded
- USDA PLANTS: SAOF
- GRIN: 32617
- POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:419977-1
- Wikidata: Q3391243
Taxonomy record sources: POWO (CC BY 4.0), USDA_PLANTS_CATALOG (Public Domain). Loaded from the botanica open cultivated-plant knowledge base and the GBIF backbone; each row keeps its origin.
Growth stages
- Initial: about 35 days (FAO 56 Table 11: planted , Low Latitudes)
- Crop development: about 60 days (FAO 56 Table 11: planted , Low Latitudes)
- Mid-season: about 190 days (FAO 56 Table 11: planted , Low Latitudes)
- Late season: about 120 days (FAO 56 Table 11: planted , Low Latitudes)
What the sources say it wants
Each line shows the band, then the kind of source and the citation. "Published" means the number is printed on the cited page; "derived" means it was computed from published numbers with the formula recorded on the row; "external API" rows are refreshed nightly from a live source; "curated" rows are OAT's own working values from June 2026.
Whole cycle
| Zone | Measure | Band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root zone | Root-zone EC (dS/m) | up to 1.7 (warning above 3.4, alert above 5.9) | published: FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 29, 1985 |
Initial
| Zone | Measure | Band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timing | Crop coefficient, initial stage (ratio) | 0.4 | published: FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 56, 1998 |
Mid-season
| Zone | Measure | Band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timing | Crop coefficient, mid-season (ratio) | 1.25 | published: FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 56, 1998 |
Late season
| Zone | Measure | Band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timing | Crop coefficient, end of season (ratio) | 0.75 | published: FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 56, 1998 |
Keystone status
Partial. The KEEP rule asks for a growth stage and a band in each of light, air and root zone before a crop counts as complete; this plant is in the keystone with what its sources give so far.
Generated 2026-09-15 from the OAT plant keystone. Source types and citations are carried on every row; the keystone snapshot that the Library instruments read is plant-targets.json and its quality sheet is plant-targets.quality.json.