Sugarcane is a ratooning crop propa

Sugarcane is a ratooning crop propagated by planting cut pieces of cane in Mauritius. This provides the first 'plant cane' crop 15 to 18 months later.After harvesting of the plant cane by hand-cutting at ground level during the period July to November in Mauritius, the regrowth gives rise to the first ratoon crop which is in turn harvested 12 months
later. The crop is thereafter ratooned repeatedly until the yield declines (up to 9 ratoons may be
grown). At this stage the sugarcane is uprooted, and then replanted again.