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Although sugarcane thrives in humid temperatures, between 70Â°F and 95Â°F, sugarcane can be grown in many areas of the southern United States. Sugarcane is vegetatively propagated by means of seed-cane, a section of a mature cane stalk with one or more buds (or bud-eyes). Following harvest, sugarcane re-sprouts from underground buds located on basal (bottom or lower) portions of old stalks. This process is called ratooning..
In most areas of the state it is grown only as a hobby crop for syrup production or as a source of âchewing caneâ. In South Florida, along the shores of Lake Okeechobee, sugarcane is grown commercially for the production of crystal or âwhiteâ sugar.