Post-harvest Changes in Sweet Sorghum I: Brix and Sugars

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 158-167

  Lingle, Sarah E ^a   Tew, Thomas L ^b   Rukavina, Hrvoje ^c   Boykin, Deborah L ^d  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Western Illinois University ^*  (United States)

^c WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Harvest method; Sorghum; Storage

Indexed keywords

BILLETS (METAL BARS); CORRELATION METHODS; DETERIORATION; ENERGY STORAGE; ETHANOL; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

PEARSON CORRELATION; POST HARVEST; SAMPLE MEANS; SORGHUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STORAGE PERIODS; SWEET SORGHUM; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

HARVESTING;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84857630810     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9164-0     Document Type: Article

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