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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Plant Production, Gardening > plant residues > crop residues > sugarcane trash
Preferred Term:

sugarcane trash

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
crop residues
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • sugar cane trash
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/130576
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RDF/XMLCreated 2009-06-11, last modified 2012-11-30