Question

What is the botanical name of sugarcane
A. Saccharum munja
B. Saccharum spontaneum
C. Saccharum berberi
D. Saccharum officinarum

Answer 1

Hint: Sugarcane has become a plant that grows in subtropical, tropical, or warm climates. It falls in the family (grass family) of the poaceae. It is an economically viable plant and is an essential source of sugar as well. A botanical name is a scientific formal name that is consistent with the International Code.

Complete answer:
With 1.8 billion tonnes produced in 2017, sugarcane is the world's leading crop by production quantity, with Brazil accounting for \[40%\] of the planet's total. In 2012, in addition to more than 90 countries, the Food and Agriculture Organization reported that it was grown on about 26 million hectares (64 million acres). Approximately 70 percent of the sugar produced worldwide comes from a sugarcane species called sugarcane and hybrids of this species. Both sugarcane species can interbreed, and complex hybrids are therefore the key commercial cultivars. Sugarcane accounts for \[79%\]of the sugar produced; much of the rest is made from sugar beets.
Let us look at all the options to get the right answer,
-Saccharum munja belongs to the family Gramineae is an herb which is also mentioned in Ayurveda used for treating the excess of burning sensation, burning, blood impurity.
-Saccharum spontaneum also known as wild grass is a perennial, polymorphic grass species.
-Saccharum berberi is grown in the North of India however it has poor sugar content. It is usually used to extract wax which is used to make the shoe and furnish polish, electric insulation, etc.
-Sugarcane is India's main source of sugar production. Saccharum officinarum is the botanical name for sugarcane.
Hence, the correct option is D- Saccharum officinarum.

Note: The sugarcane industry in India is, at present, one of the largest industries. However, the industry has quite a few disadvantages, such as high production costs, low sugar cane harvest, lack of jobs during off-seasons, etc. Including its strategies and research institutes as well as its enhanced cost-effective sugar cane variety, the government will help to minimize these problems.