Lynne Wong's PhD thesis

Table 3.9. Masses of cane components aged 44 weeks after wet and dry sieving.
Dry mass of three fractions* after wet sieving/g Dry mass of two fractions + after dry sieving/g
Fibre/fines ratio
Sample Dry Green Top Rind Stalk Dry Green Top Rind Stalk Dry Green Top Rind Stalk
leaf leaf leaf leaf leaf leaf
R 579 1 92.7 157.7 43.2 127.3 59.2 72.1 147.6 41.7 111.0 66.8 1.0
11.5 12.4 7.8 6.0 10.3 69.8 67.5 13.4 53.5 98.0
3
32.0 31.4 5.5 28.0 83.1
2 214.9 128.8 34.8 109.0 37.6 155.6 119.9 34.3 103.7 40.2 1.1
22.0 8.4 5.5 6.1 6.3 133.2 47.0 9.7 59.6 62.9
7
48.5 21.6 6.3 30.8 51.8
3 212.8 135.3 38.5 145.6 79.9 153.1 127.9 38.7 137.5 81.7 1.1
17.6 8.9 5.4 11.1 12.0 129.9 48.2 9.5 71.3 143.5
8
44.0 22.2 7.1 39.4 117.8
Mean 1.1
R 570 1 171.3 156.8 60.8 238.8 86.7 126.9 143.8 59.3 228.5 80.2 1.2
3
13.3 10.9 11.7 13.6 12.0 101.2 53.9 19.1 103.2 126.5
5
31.7 22.8 5.3 58.8 94.0
2 117.1 132.7 55.7 164.1 54.6 83.1 122.9 53.4 148.6 51.1 1.1
10.0 8.6 9.8 6.4 8.0 73.6 48.2 16.7 63.5 75.8
3
23.3 19.4 5.7 27.7 55.7
3 185.8 180.6 54.9 224.1 74.2 137.0 152.2 54.9 182.8 75.0 1.0
22.5 15.8 9.2 11.1 10.6 126.6 74.9 14.6 116.1 112.0
8
35.6 28.4 6.0 47.5 78.1
Mean 1.1
M 1557/70 1 133.5 132.6 42.7 212.0 51.2 94.0 117.8 39.6 164.9 52.6 1.0
6
15.3 8.1 8.3 8.8 9.6 93.1 51.5 16.9 112.1 97.8
1
35.1 20.0 5.1 46.6 76.6
2 107.0 173.9 43.8 180.1 56.5 74.1 155.0 41.0 142.9 55.8 0.7
16.7 13.7 7.8 4.5 12.1 95.7 65.0 14.5 76.9 101.6
7
37.5 23.1 5.6 28.6 78.7
3 123.3 138.2 35.0 155.7 46.7 92.3 121.5 32.3 131.9 44.8 0.8
15.6 8.8 7.7 5.3 8.4 105.0 54.8 12.9 70.1 80.7
8
48.9 20.0 4.5 27.5 61.4
Mean 0.8
M 1400/86 1 149.9 175.0 60.2 166.0 54.8 101.0 153.6 56.5 135.6 54.8 0.9
9
13.6 16.0 11.9 10.8 12.6 109.5 66.9 19.8 94.0 106.8
2
37.6 26.6 5.1 35.9 79.8
2 211.0 136.2 58.4 189.8 62.7 170.7 119.9 54.6 142.5 62.3 1.2
21.5 11.5 9.5 9.6 16.8 139.3 53.6 17.7 105.1 117.8
3
43.7 19.9 6.2 35.4 105.8
3 117.3 157.4 55.1 165.3 58.6 88.5 137.1 51.9 125.8 58.1 0.9
14.6 11.1 9.0 9.1 22.0 89.8 57.5 16.3 90.8 115.2
9
36.0 20.3 6.1 34.5 78.3
* The three fractions are > 2 mm, > 1.18 mm and > 38 µm.
+
The two fractions are > 1.18 mm and < 1.18 mm.
Mean 1.0
4
2.19 3.1
1
2.55 3.5
4
2.65 4.0
7
2.07 0.68
1.74 0.64
1.93 0.57
2.46 3.5 1.91 0.63
2.67 3.1
7
2.21 0.63
0
2.55 3.2
0
2.03 3.7
6
2.34 0.67
1.57 0.67
2.42 3.3 2.04 0.66
2.29 2.3
5
1.47 0.54
4
2.38 2.8
3
2.22 2.5
0
1.86 0.55
1.88 0.56
2.30 2.5 1.74 0.55
2.30 2.8
6
1.44 0.51
5
2.24 3.0
8
2.38 3.1
8
2.31 3.0
4
1.36 0.53
1.39 0.50
1.39 0.52
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