Premium
The yields of extracted protein and of residual fiber from potato haulm taken as a by‐product
Author(s) -
Carruthers I. B.,
Pirie N. W.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260171207
Subject(s) - animal husbandry , yield (engineering) , fiber , agronomy , by product , maturity (psychological) , residual , mathematics , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , food science , pulp and paper industry , biology , agriculture , engineering , materials science , biochemistry , ecology , psychology , developmental psychology , organic chemistry , metallurgy , algorithm
In July the yield of protein extractable from potato haulm could be 600 kg/ha and the beginning of September it is 200 kg/ha. The yield of fiber containing 1 to 2% N is less affected by maturity. The annual waste of extractable protein, suitable for feeding nonruminants, is about 60,000 tons. The contribution that some small changes in conventional potato husbandry might make to minimizing this waste is discussed.