Physical Properties of Sugarcane

Authors

  • S. M. I. Hossain Assistant Agricultural Engineer, Agricultutural Engineering Division, Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • M. D. Hussain Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M. A. Zaman Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61361/jambe.v3i12.62

Keywords:

Sugarcane, Variety, Specific weight, Specific volume, Crushing strength

Abstract

Specific weight and specific volume of 9 sugarcane varieties were determined in Agricultural Engineering Workshop of Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI) at Ishurdi and crushing strength of 6 sugarcane varieties was determined in the Material Testing Laboratory of the Department of Farm Structure, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh. The highest specific weight was 1.1942 g/cc for variety Isd 2/54 and the lowest was 1.0585 g/cc for variety Nagarbari. Consequently the highest specific volume was 0.9447 cc/g for variety Nagarbari and the lowest was 0.8374 cc/g for variety Isd 2/54. The variety Isd 2/54 was found to have longest internodes (111 cm) followed by variety Isd 20 and the shortest internode (83 cm) was found in variety Isd 22. The crushing strength of variety Isd 2/54, Isd 20, Isd 21, Isd 22, L. Jaba-C and Nagarbari were found to have increasing trend from bottom to top while variety Isd 16 showed decreasing trend from bottom to top. The crushing strength of the bottom parts of the stalks of six variety of sugarcane were in the range of 15.5 to 25.5 kg/cm. It was observed that the relation between crushing strength and the diameter of the stalk or its position from the ground level was not statistically significant.

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Published

1996-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1&2 (1996)

Section

Original Research

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