Eiland, B.R. and Clayton, J.E. and Bryan, W.L. (1983) Losses of fermentable sugars in sweet sorghum during storage. Transactions of the ASAE (American Society of Agricultural Engineers). , 26 (5). pp. 1596-1600.
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Sweet sorghum var. Wray, was harvested at 2-wk intervals by 3 methods: hand-cut (whole stalks), sugarcane harvester (0.6 m billets), and forage chopper (0.5 to 5.0 cm lengths). Samples (0.2 to 0.5 t) were covered and shaded from sunlight during storage for 1-wk at 25 to 30 °C. Sample temp. were measured, and sub-samples were analyzed for fermentable sugars at 0, 1, 2,, 4 and 7 d. Hand-cut stalks and billets did not deteriorate significantly during storage, but chopped sweet sorghum lost 49% of its fermentable sugars after 1 wk. Juices were extracted from stored subsamples and fermented with the addition of 0.1% yeast. Ethanol yields (percent of juice) were correlated with Brix estimates of sugar in original juices (Ethanol % = -2.59 + 0.51 °B)
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Author Affiliation: | USDA-ARS, Belle Glade, FL, USA |
| Subjects: | Statistics and Experimentation > Statistial Methods |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2012 06:15 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2012 06:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/3616 |
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