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1977
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Laboratory experiments have demonstrated that cut grass -leaves have a high resistance to water loss, probably largely due to the impermeability of the surface cuticle to water vapour. This resistance can be reduced and drying rate increased by thermal and mechanical treatment, and by exposure to the vapour of boiling petroleum ether. The effectiveness of formic acid and tri-n-butyl phosphate suggests the possibility of using chemicals to increase the drying rate of grass crops cut for hay and dried in the field.
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Harris, Colin Edward, "The effect of mechanical, thermal and chemical treatment on the loss of water from cut leaves of grasses" (1977). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 24.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1977/sess9/24)
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The effect of mechanical, thermal and chemical treatment on the loss of water from cut leaves of grasses
Laboratory experiments have demonstrated that cut grass -leaves have a high resistance to water loss, probably largely due to the impermeability of the surface cuticle to water vapour. This resistance can be reduced and drying rate increased by thermal and mechanical treatment, and by exposure to the vapour of boiling petroleum ether. The effectiveness of formic acid and tri-n-butyl phosphate suggests the possibility of using chemicals to increase the drying rate of grass crops cut for hay and dried in the field.
