Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane,[1]Kans grass) is a grass native to the Indian Subcontinent. It is a perennial grass, growing up to three meters in height, with spreading rhizomatous roots.[2][3]
In the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands, a lowland ecoregion at the base of the Himalaya range in Nepal, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan, kans grass quickly colonises exposed silt plains created each year by the retreating monsoon floods, forming almost pure stands on the lowest portions of the floodplain. Kans grasslands are an important habitat for the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). In Nepal, kans grass is harvested to thatch roofs or fence vegetable gardens.
Elsewhere, its ability to quickly colonize disturbed soil has allowed it to become an invasive species that takes over croplands and pasturelands, as has been documented in the Republic of Panama.[4]
Saccharum spontaneum has a considerable number of regional names in the Indian Subcontinent, for instance kash (কাশ) being common in Bengali, kohuwa (কঁহুৱা) in Assamese, kasatandi (କାଶତଣ୍ଡୀ) in Odia and Kasi (खासि) in Bodo. It is used in Ayurveda.[5][6]
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Saccharum spontaneum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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^Saltonstall, Kristin; Bonnett, Graham D.; Aitken, Karen S. (2020-11-21). "A perfect storm: ploidy and preadaptation facilitate Saccharum spontaneum escape and invasion in the Republic of Panama". Biological Invasions. 23 (4): 1101–1115. doi:10.1007/s10530-020-02421-3. ISSN 1573-1464.
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^Paterson, Andrew H.; Moore, Paul H.; Tom L., Tew (2012). "The Gene Pool of Saccharum Species and Their Improvement". In Paterson, Andrew H. (ed.). Genomics of the Saccharinae. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 43–72. ISBN9781441959478.
^Cardoso-Silva, Cláudio Benício; Aono, Alexandre Hild; Mancini, Melina Cristina; Sforça, Danilo Augusto; Da Silva, Carla Cristina; Pinto, Luciana Rossini; Adams, Keith L.; De Souza, Anete Pereira (2022). "Taxonomically Restricted Genes Are Associated with Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Sugarcane (Saccharum SPP.)". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.923069.
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saccharum, spontaneum, wild, sugarcane, kans, grass, grass, native, indian, subcontinent, perennial, grass, growing, three, meters, height, with, spreading, rhizomatous, roots, kans, grassscientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, ang. Saccharum spontaneum wild sugarcane 1 Kans grass is a grass native to the Indian Subcontinent It is a perennial grass growing up to three meters in height with spreading rhizomatous roots 2 3 Kans grassScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsClade CommelinidsOrder PoalesFamily PoaceaeSubfamily PanicoideaeGenus SaccharumSpecies S spontaneumBinomial nameSaccharum spontaneumL Kans grass Saccharum spontaneum In the Terai Duar savanna and grasslands a lowland ecoregion at the base of the Himalaya range in Nepal India Bangladesh and Bhutan kans grass quickly colonises exposed silt plains created each year by the retreating monsoon floods forming almost pure stands on the lowest portions of the floodplain Kans grasslands are an important habitat for the Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis In Nepal kans grass is harvested to thatch roofs or fence vegetable gardens Elsewhere its ability to quickly colonize disturbed soil has allowed it to become an invasive species that takes over croplands and pasturelands as has been documented in the Republic of Panama 4 Contents 1 Uses 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksUses EditSaccharum spontaneum has a considerable number of regional names in the Indian Subcontinent for instance kash ক শ being common in Bengali kohuwa ক হ ৱ in Assamese kasatandi କ ଶତଣ ଡ in Odia and Kasi ख स in Bodo It is used in Ayurveda 5 6 This plant has hybridized with Saccharum officinarum a domesticated sugarcane The hybridization may have produced Saccharum barberi and Saccharum sinense 7 Thanks to a set of species related orphane genes Saccharum spontaneum exhibits exceptional resistance to biotic stresses such as nematodes fungi bacteria and other pests and diseases and abiotic stresses such as cold drought salinity and nutritionally deficient soil 8 See also EditDomesticated plants and animals of AustronesiaReferences Edit USDA NRCS n d Saccharum spontaneum The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 26 October 2015 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2013 12 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link www assamplants com A database of medicinal plants of Assam for a green future assamplants com Archived from the original on 2011 05 07 Saltonstall Kristin Bonnett Graham D Aitken Karen S 2020 11 21 A perfect storm ploidy and preadaptation facilitate Saccharum spontaneum escape and invasion in the Republic of Panama Biological Invasions 23 4 1101 1115 doi 10 1007 s10530 020 02421 3 ISSN 1573 1464 Pankaj Oudhia 2001 3 Assam Plants assamplants com Archived from the original on 2013 12 07 Paterson Andrew H Moore Paul H Tom L Tew 2012 The Gene Pool of Saccharum Species and Their Improvement In Paterson Andrew H ed Genomics of the Saccharinae Springer Science amp Business Media pp 43 72 ISBN 9781441959478 Cardoso Silva Claudio Benicio Aono Alexandre Hild Mancini Melina Cristina Sforca Danilo Augusto Da Silva Carla Cristina Pinto Luciana Rossini Adams Keith L De Souza Anete Pereira 2022 Taxonomically Restricted Genes Are Associated with Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Sugarcane Saccharum SPP Frontiers in Plant Science 13 doi 10 3389 fpls 2022 923069 External links Edit Data related to Saccharum spontaneum at Wikispecies Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saccharum spontaneum This Panicoideae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saccharum spontaneum amp oldid 1121329751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
