Sugarcrop Field

Sugar crops from the grass family (Poaceae ) are tall perennial or annual monocotyledonous plants cultivated for high concentrations of fermentable sugars (primarily sucrose, glucose, fructose) naturally accumulated in their stems or stalks, distinguished from cereal grasses by being harvested for stem juice rather than grain. These crops enable direct alcoholic fermentation without enzymatic saccharification, making them simpler and more energy-efficient feedstocks for bioethanol production compared to starch-based crops.​

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