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Sugar Cane Sugar cane is the major agricultural crop grown within the Great Barrier Reef&#039;s catchments and Australia is the second largest export of raw sugar in the world.About 3,000 farms sprawl over 360,000 hectares, some of them dating back more than100 years and there are over 20 varieties. But it&rsquo;s only been in recent times that we have learnt the impact that sugar production is having on the Reef&#039;s water quality. <br /> Fertilisers are one of the major sources of nutrients entering the Reef. Fine sediments and the pesticides used on coastal floodplains also threaten water quality. Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Saccharum officinarum Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Sugar Cane

Sugar cane is the major agricultural crop grown within the Great Barrier Reef's catchments and Australia is the second largest export of raw sugar in the world.About 3,000 farms sprawl over 360,000 hectares, some of them dating back more than100 years and there are over 20 varieties. But it’s only been in recent times that we have learnt the impact that sugar production is having on the Reef's water quality.
Fertilisers are one of the major sources of nutrients entering the Reef. Fine sediments and the pesticides used on coastal floodplains also threaten water quality.

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    Christine Young
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    I had no idea. Thanks for the education! Posted 3 years ago
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      Neptune
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      The plantations are everywhere up and down the coast! Posted 3 years ago

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The Sugarcane

"Saccharum officinarum" is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the genus "Saccharum". Its stout stalks are rich in sucrose, a simple sugar which accumulates in the stalk internodes. It originated in New Guinea, and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugar, ethanol and other products.

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Similar species: Grasses, Bromeliads, Sedges
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Uploaded Apr 13, 2022. Captured Apr 4, 2022 15:01 in Whyanbeel Arboretum, 419 Whyanbeel Rd, Whyanbeel QLD 4873, Australia.
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  • NIKON D7500
  • f/25.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 130mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.