Evaluation of the usefulness of straw from selected species and varieties of cereals and grasses for the production of drinking straws
Grzegorz Żurek
g.zurek@ihar.edu.plInstytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Radzików, 05 – 870 Błonie (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2359-2232
Danuta Martyniak
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Radzików, 05 – 870 Błonie (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-8329
Monika Żurek
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Radzików, 05 – 870 Błonie (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-7734
Abstract
The evaluation of the suitability of straw from different varieties of cereals and grasses for the production of beverage straws was studied. Tests were conducted on a total of 19 different genotypes, of which 12 were cereal species and four were perennial grasses. Measurements of shoot length, number of internodes and internode dimensions (length and diameter) were carried out for each of the genotypes tested. In order to distinguish the most useful varieties for straw production, two criteria were adopted for the dimensions of the raw material: minimum straw length (at least 20 cm) and minimum straw diameter (4 mm). These parameters correspond to standards for polypropylene straws. Statistical analyses showed significant variation among the tested varieties in terms of these parameters. Some tested varieties of cereals and grasses did not meet the requirements for straw length and diameter. In contrast, several cereal and grass varieties were found to be particularly suitable for straw production. Cereal varieties such as, for example, RADZIO winter oats, DAŃKOWSKA GRANIATKA and NADWIŚLANKA winter wheat, and the MARDAN variety of switch millet were characterized by a high proportion of internodes meeting quality requirements. The diameter of the internode was a key factor influencing the suitability of the straw for making beverage straws.
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cereals, grasses, internodes, plastic alternativesReferences
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Grzegorz Żurekg.zurek@ihar.edu.pl
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Radzików, 05 – 870 Błonie Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2359-2232
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Danuta MartyniakInstytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Radzików, 05 – 870 Błonie Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-8329
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Monika ŻurekInstytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Radzików, 05 – 870 Błonie Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-7734
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