Potential biomass quantity and sugar processing quality of trash and stalk tissues by different US sugarcane varieties

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 1322, 2009, Pages 108-118

  Eggleston, Gillian ^a   Grisham, Michael ^b   Tew, Tom ^b   Triche, Ron ^c   Antoine, April ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Sugarcane Research Unit   (United States)

^c SPRI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Biomass; Processing quality; Starch; Sugarcane tissues; Total polysaccharides; Trash

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PROCESSING QUALITY; SELECTION CRITERIA; STARCH CONCENTRATION; TRASH;

ASHES; BIOMASS; HARVESTING; HISTOLOGY; MOLASSES; NUTRIENTS; STARCH;

TISSUE;

EID: 61349178571     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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