Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases: [IAS 1993] (a) if frost occurs during the process of ripening (b) if high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant (c) if there is high temperature during the time of ripening (d) if there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant

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