A tensilmeter for the measurement of the tensile strength of grass leaf blades
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Publisher
Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa
Publication Year
1968
Body
The design and construction of a simple and inexpensive tensilimeter for measuring the tensile properties of grass leaves is described. The instrument was found to give reliable results and was used to estimate the variation in the breaking force and breaking tension along the length of leaf blades of six grass species. While the pattern varies amongst the grasses tested there was a general tendency for both leaf strength and leaf tissue strength to increase from the lip to the base of the blade of all six species.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Collection
Southern Africa Collection
Journal Name
Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa
Keywords
Africa
Journal articles from the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) African Journal of Range and Forage Science as well as related articles and reports from throughout the southern African region.