Question

A farmer desiring to get maximum sugar content in his sugar-cane crop will be well advised

• A. To harvest his crop before the initiation of flowering
• B. To allow his crop grow for as long as possible even after flowering
• C. Not to irrigate his crop profusely so that sugar content of the crop may not be dissolved and leached into the soil
• D. Not to worry about flowering of the crop

Answer 1

The correct option is A To harvest his crop before the initiation of flowering

Since a certain amount of food materials (including the sugar) is diverted for flowering, it is profitable to harvest the sugarcane crop before the initiation of flowering to obtain the maximum sugar content.