The Plants We Eat

Sugarcane

07.09.2018 - By Botanical GardensPlay

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Sugarcane is the most energetically efficient plant on Earth, storing the energy it gets from the sun in sugar that humans use in their coffee and cake, but sugarcane’s history has its dark side too.

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