Post-harvest deterioration of sugarcane and chemical methods to minimize sucrose losses

Solomon, S.; Banerji, R; Shrivastava, A. K.; Singh, Pushpa; Singh, Ishwar; Verma, Manjusha; Prajapati, C. P.; Sawnani, Anita

doi:10.1007/bf02943746

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“…The shorter the sugarcane section, the more the respiration rate increased. Peeled sugarcane, combined with the application of preservative and vacuum packaging, could be stored for 20 days at 0 o C (Mao and Liu, 2000) (14) Combined application of anti-bacterial and antiinversion chemicals: Solomon et al (2006) reported efficacy of a few chemical formulations containing antibacterial (quaternary ammonium compounds/ thiocarbamates), antiinversion chemicals (sodium metasilicate/sodium lauryl sulphate) in minimizing post-harvest sucrose losses in sugarcane. The aqueous formulation(s) are sprayed over freshly harvested cane (whole stalk and billets) followed by covering the treated cane with a thick layer of dried cane leaves (trash).…”

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Post-harvest deterioration of sugarcane

Solomon

2009

Sugar Tech

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Sugarcane is a perishable commodity and must be processed into sugar quickly after it is harvested. Post harvest sucrose losses have been reported from many cane producing countries and linked with low sugar recovery and several problems during sugar processing. Bio deterioration is associated with the inordinate delays between harvest to milling of sugarcane and aggravated by many intrinsic and extrinsic factors causing enormous depreciation in cane tonnage as well as sugar recovery. Besides harvest-to-mill delays, other factors such as ambient temperature, humidity, cane variety, period of storage, activities of invertases, maturity status etc. are responsible for decline in sugar recovery. The activity of invertases and proliferation of acid, ethanol and polysaccharides (dextran) producing microbes play a crucial role in the loss of recoverable sugars in cane and milled juice. In addition to loss in sugar recovery, its adverse affects has been noticed in the sugar manufacturing process and sucrose quality. Efforts have been made to reduce loss in tonnage and sucrose using physico-chemical methods. These include spraying of water, bactericidal solution, use of anti-inversion and anti-bacterial formulations and pre-harvest foliar and soil application of zinc and mangnous compounds. An integrated mill sanitation program and simultaneous use of dextranase could further improve sugar recovery and minimize problems caused by dextran. The possibility of electrolyzed water (EW) fogging to reduce post harvest deterioration in field and mill yard has also been explored. Some of these methods are useful and present larger options for the industry to minimize afterharvest quality losses in the field and milling tandem.

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Post-harvest deterioration of sugarcane

Solomon

2009

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“…After infestation, these bacteria reach the internal tissues of cane stalks where sucrose is hydrolysed into monosaccharide like glucose and fructose. Solomon et al, (2006) had showed that yeasts, Leuconostoc, Xanthomonas and Aerobacter were present at the cut or damaged sites of the cane. The latter three microorganisms have the potential to convert sucrose into a polyssacharide, dextran (mucoid material).…”

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“…Besides, yeasts and moulds (10 3 -10 4 /g) were also observed (Shehata, 1960;Tilbury, 1970). So far approximately fifty different microorganisms have been reported on green cane while seventeen on the burnt cane which cause huge sucrose losses in post-harvest sugarcane 2006).…”

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Microorganisms affecting Post-Harvest Sucrose Losses in Sugarcane

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“…The average annual loss to Indian Sugar Industry, as a result of lower sugar recovery, had been estimated to be about Rs. 1600 crores (~32 x 10 7 US$) (Solomon, 1994). Despite huge monitory losses to sugar industry, the management approach to curb post-harvest sucrose losses is almost non-existent.…”

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