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Spoilage of fresh sugar-cane stored in heaps; the effects of length of storage

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Paschal O. Osuji
Sugarcane Feeds Centre, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad
Evans King
Sugarcane Feeds Centre, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad
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Sugar-cane
Storage
Spoilage

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Spoilage of fresh sugar-cane stored in heaps; the effects of length of storage. (1983). Tropical Agriculture, 60(2). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/2392
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Abstract

The effects of length of time of storage on the spoilage of heaps of whole sugar-cane are reported with respect to changes in DM (dry matter), NDF (neutral detergent fibre), refractometer brix and pH. Changes in NDF appear to give the best indication of cane spoilage.
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