Lynne Wong's PhD thesis

Table 3.11. Masses of cane components of R 570 of three ages harvested in 2001 after fibre extraction and dry sieving.
Sample Total dry mass after fibre extraction/g Dry mass of two fractions* after dry sieving/g Fibre/fines ratio
Dry leaf Green leaf Top Rind Stalk Dry leaf Green leaf Top Rind Stalk Dry leaf Green leaf Top Rind Stalk
52 weeks 1 137.8 111.0 91.1 183.8 115.5 62.9 80.7 71.1 113.7 40.8 0.76 2.24 2.45 1.43 0.50
82.4 36.1 29.0 79.3 82.2
2 191.0 102.0 80.2 132.3 92.5 80.3 73.3 63.8 86.0 31.8 0.65 1.98 2.64 1.63 0.48
122.8 37.0 24.2 52.7 66.7
3 143.3 119.2 88.7 103.4 81.7 53.3 88.1 72.8 73.0 26.7 0.53 2.34 2.95 1.96 0.42
101.1 37.6 24.7 37.3 64.2
Mean 0.65 2.19 2.68 1.67 0.46
44 weeks 1 28.4 174.7 6.4 95.2 109.9 21.2 91.9 4.9 71.0 30.3 2.10 1.59 3.06 3.74 0.63
10.1 57.8 1.6 19.0 47.9
2 27.6 177.0 11.1 122.7 147.0 21.3 112.5 8.9 82.1 35.4 2.45 1.99 3.30 2.70 0.60
8.7 56.4 2.7 30.4 59.3
3 4.4 182.2 6.0 94.5 85.7 2.6 123.5 6.0 59.6 22.4 1.24 2.09 10.00 2.27 0.50
2.1 59.1 0.6 26.2 45.1
Mean 1.93 1.89 5.45 2.90 0.58
37 weeks 1 112.4 136.2 20.5 120.8 94.2 69.6 93.2 18.2 83.9 40.5 1.39 1.82 4.33 2.01 0.68
49.9 51.2 4.2 41.7 59.8
2 97.8 95.9 14.0 145.5 121.0 57.4 66.2 12.5 97.0 54.8 1.21 1.82 4.31 2.10 0.73
47.3 36.3 2.9 46.1 74.7
3 92.0 173.1 16.2 159.2 121.2 48.8 114.3 14.0 114.5 62.0 0.98 1.69 3.50 2.36 0.83
49.6 67.5 4.0 48.6 74.6
* The two fractions are > 1.18 mm and < 1.18 mm.
Mean 1.20 1.78 4.05 2.16 0.75
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