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Physical losses in stacked cane.

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Riyasat Ali Khan Sugarcane Research station, Mardan, Pakistan,
Abstract
Availability of transport closure of mills and inclement weather conditions are the reasons resulting in the gap between harvest of the cane and its utilization. Sugarcane is transported by bullock carts, moving at snail’s pace. Time taken by mechanized transport is just a few hours but gross time runs into days due to harvesting, carriage to depots, loading, unloading etc. in case of fresh canes there will be less loss in weight. Varieties differ in their behavior for the loss in weight. Low temperature, cloudy weather and rains are helpful for lowering the rates of loss because of the minimum evaporation. Uncovered and unsprinkled cans deteriorate earlier with more losses while the covered and sprinkled canes deteriorate slowly with the minimum losses. With the increase in the storage internal loss of weight increased. In covered and sprinkled treatment, the loss in November/December was 20.09% and in January/February 7.89%. The position in covered ad unsprinkled cane was that the November/December storage showed 19.75 and January/February 7.86% losses in weight. The covered and sprinkled can exhibition 11.87% loss in November/December and 4.91% in January/February.
Publication Details
Page(s) 30-37
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Published Journal: Frontier Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume: 3, Issue: 1--2, Year: 1976

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