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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant residues
  3. crop residues
  4. sugarcane trash

Preferred term

sugarcane trash

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The dried leaves that are left over in the field after the sugarcane is harvested. Farmers usually burn the trash since it resists biodegradation, is highly indigestible as fodder, has a low density biomass and is bulky to transport.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • sugar cane trash

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/130576

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