Investigation of physical properties of sugarcane stalk for the development of sugarcane detopper cum detrasher

Abstract

Sugarcane is mainly cultivated for sugar production in the world and is an important cash crop of India. It involves less risk and farmers are assured upto some extent about return in adverse condition. In Chhattisgarh sugarcane is cultivated in 0.30 lakh hectare and productivity is 41.6 ton/ha. The physical properties of the plant greatly influences the design of the major unit such as detopping, detrashing, conveyance and blower assembly of the sugarcane detopper cum detrasher. The various physical properties of 5 different varieties (Co-86032, Co-0265, Co-80036, and Co VSI-9805, and Co-085) of sugarcane are measured at farmer’s field of Kabirdham district.