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What is ratooning?

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In the rationing method, during the first harvest, the sugarcane is cut, leaving a little bit of the stalk in the soil with roots. The stalk soon puts out new shoots or ratoons. The second or any other successive crop obtained from the roots of the leftover crop is called ratoon.

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Chapter 16: Agriculture - III: Cash Crops (1) - EXERCISES [Page 196]

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Morning Star Total Geography [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 16 Agriculture - III: Cash Crops (1)
EXERCISES | Q II. 1. (d) (i) | Page 196
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