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(80)20
CMS X S 623 (Brandes Derivative)
Brix (% juice)
(70)15
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
(50) 5
85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150
Days after planting
Figure 9. The interaction of refractometry Brix and percent total invert sugars in the juice and percent
fiber, percent juice extraction, and percent sugar extraction of sorghum stalks during the
maturity phase for the variety CMSXS 623 grown in Brazil (CNPMS/EMBRAPA).
6.0
20.0
17.5
16.0
Wray
12.5
10.0
7.6
Rio
Brandes
CMS X S623
5.0
0
0 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150
Days after planting
Figure 10. The differences between four cultivars grown in Brazil for refractometry Brix of the juice
during the maturity phase of production (CNPMS/EMBRAPA).
ratoon crop would increase this value by 50
- 8 0 % . Table 7 shows the production costs of
ethanol from sweet sorghum stalks in Brazil in
November of 1980 considering two levels of stalk
production and three industrial production levels
representing three types of microdistilleries, one
crushing unit, two crushing units and a diffusion
unit respectively. Horizontal and vertical diffusion
units for microdistilleries are currently being evaluated
in Brazil.
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