Saccharum edule
Saccharum edule
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the tropics, found from sea level to elevations around 2,000 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature is within the range 20 - 30°c, though it can tolerate 12 - 38°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 3,000mm, but tolerates 1,000 - 5,000mm[1]. Prefers a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in most soils, growing best in fertile conditions[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, but can tolerate 4.5 - 6.5[1]. The first harvest can be taken 5 - 10 months after planting out[1]. The economic lifetime of each clump is about 2 - 3 years[1]. The yield is probably 3 - 5 tonnes per hectare[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Saccharum+edule>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability — W.C. Clarke and R.R. Thaman (Editors) · United Nations University Press, Tokyo · 1993 · http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80824e/80824E00.htm#Contents · ISBN 92-808-0824-9 ↩︎The guide includes information on 100 species of plants for Agroforestry. It is also available on the web at the address given above.
- [3]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.