[Syrupmakers] Ribbon Cane

[DandCdean at cs.com]

Good morning Syrupmakers,

Thanks for an interesting discussion of ribbon sugar cane.  I'm not sure I 
have anything to add to the discussion, but appreciate your input.  When I began 
growing cane I searched for some ribbon because that's what Dad had when I 
was a boy, and my, that was a long time ago!  I didn't realize until I began 
looking that there were so many varieties called "ribbon" or "striped."

So, I'll make a couple of elementary observations.

1.  All of us may be actually talking about a striped variety of some kind.  
In the 23 single-spaced pages of cane varieties from the Agricultural Research 
Service, National Plant Germplasm System, Miami, FL , there are at least 6 
varieties listed as striped.  How many others there are not so identified, I 
have no idea.  I'm sure that scattered across the southern sugar cane growing 
belt there are several varieties of a "ribbon" or striped sugar cane.

2.  The stalk that Bill had with no stripes could still be a variety of 
ribbon cane.  In my patch of ribbon cane all along there would be several stalks in 
a hill with no ribbons.  Others in the hill would have ribbons.  Why, an 
accident of nature I guess.

One additional thought on ribbon cane.  I wish it had better standing 
qualities.  This year, without a lot of rough weather, I did get some straight 
stalks, but most of the time they look like cork screws.

You may want to go to http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/acc/acc_queries.html  for 
additional study.

Have great day everyone.

Don   
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