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National Sugar Institute, Kanpur a
Government of India organization has gone a step forward to
cultivate Sweet Sorghum
. A special site of 5 acres of land was developed for this
purpose in the institute farm. The seed for this crop was
procured from the National Research Centre for Sweet Sorghum,
Government of India, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. The crop was sown in
the month of July 2005. The project was carried out on the
directions of Prof G K Shukla, Director by the Agriculture Chemistry
Division of the institute,
National The sweet sorghum crop was harvested
and supplied for crushing to the institutes experimental sugar
factory during the current crushing season ( 2005-06). The
properties of the juice are given in the table below. This juice was
concentrated to 60 brix and was utilized for production of alcohol
on experimental scale in the Biochemistry division.
Juice analysis
|
pH |
Brix |
Purity |
TRS |
|
5.4 |
16.4 |
58.4 |
15.8% |
This juice was concentrated to 60 brix and was utilized for
production of alcohol on experimental scale in the Biochemistry
division. Alcohol yield of 36 liters of alcohol per ton ( 90 liters
per 100 liters of juice) was obtained. Using enzymatic treatment
thic yield was increased to 117 liters per ton of sweet
sorghum. In additon to sweet sorghum sugar
beet has also been grown in the institute farm. The
crop was sown in the month of October 2005 and was crushed in the
crushing season (2005 -06). | 
