Open AccessSelected biometric and mechanical properties of the common reed Phragmites australis and the reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima rhizomes
Author(s) -
Weronika Kowalik,
K. Pachuta,
Jerzy Jeznach
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of warsaw university of life sciences-sggw. land reclamation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2081-9617
pISSN - 1898-8857
DOI - 10.1515/sggw-2016-0022
Subject(s) - phragmites , rhizome , botany , maxima , ultimate tensile strength , biology , materials science , wetland , ecology , composite material , art , performance art , art history
The results on the selected biometric and mechanical properties of common reed Phragmites australis and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima were presented. The experiments were conducted with the help of the universal testing machine Instron 5966. The underground biomasses, diameters, tensile forces, displacements and tensile strengths for summer and winter rhizomes of both species were assessed and compared. The final results indicate that rhizomes of common reed had higher values of the studied parameters of biometric and stretching than sweet reed grass rhizomes. Therefore, there are more opportunities to use them to protect the coastline