
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bieleski, RL 
T1  - The Physiology of Sugar-Cane II. The Respiration of Harvested Sugar-Cane
JF  - Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
JO  - Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Y1  - 1958
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
SP  - 315
EP  - 328
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9580315 
N2  - The respiration drift of harvested sugar-cane, variety Pindar, was similar to t,hat of many fruits. Mechanical shock caused the respiration rate to rise over 16-24 hr to a maximum of 80 per cent. above the initial rate; the rate returned to the initial value during the next 72-120 hr. Corresponding changes occurred in the concentration of oxygen in the intercellular atmosphere. At death, only about 30 per cent. of the available carbohydrate had been used. Respiration reached a maximum rate between 37 and 45°C. Above 40°C the respiratory system soon became permanently damaged. 
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